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Re: The riddle of the missing bodies.
Isnt the internet a wonderful thing?
Within minutes of seeing harwood red's photo of the cast iron gravemarker I was able to identify the manufacturer from an identical model located in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church in Bosham, West Sussex.
The manufacturer is Messers Ritchie, Watson and Gow of The Etna Foundry, Lily Bank Road, Eglinton Toll, Glasgow. they operated from 1854 to 1964 and specialised in gravemarkers. It may be that the inscription is actually lower down on the marker, below the grass, or may even be buried.
Incidentally, James Bateman opened an Iron Foundry in Water Street, Manchester, in 1782, which he named The Etna Foundry. Although in his opening announcement, published in the Manchester Mercury, he lists a bewhildering array of products, he makes no mention of manufacturing gravemarkers.
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Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 23-01-2006 at 17:24.
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