Inscribed stones at St Anne's church
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Image: © Gerald England Taken: 28 Dec 2018
On the East wall of church are four inscribed stones. The top stone reads: Harold Leighton PRIEST obit 2nd Feb 1981 R.I.P. The one below reads: James Nasmyth Sidebotham: Born 3rd Oct 1864 Died 12th May 1904. The third on reads: Eliza Frances Wife of James Nasmyth Sidebotham: Born 23rd Dec 1866 Died 6th Sep 1895: The fourth stone at the bottom is so worn that its inscription is barely decipherable.