St. Lawrence's Church, Towcester - Brasses

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Geoffrey Bairstow

Inscription to Geoffrey W. I. Bairstow (1920)
Brass plaque on organ screen. Size 17.5cm x 9cm
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THESE SCREENS WERE ERECTED BY MR & MRS WALTER BAIRSTOW AND FAMILY AS A THANKS OFFERING TO ALMIGHTLY GOD FOR THE LIFE OF GEOFFREY W.I. BAIRSTOW 20TH HUSSARS BEING SPARED AFTER HE WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE RETREAT FROM MONS. SEPTEMBER 1914. DEDICATED ASCENSION DAY 1920

Thomas Drayson

Inscription to Thomas Drayson (1872)
Donors plate for window sill south chapel - east end. Size 77cm x 6.4cm
IN MEMORY OF THOMAS DRAYSON OF PATTISHALL HOUSE WHO DIED
JULY 9TH 1872
ERECTED BY HIS SISTER ELIZABETH SINDRY DRAYSON ASCENSIONTIDE 1875

Caroline Miller Gurney

Inscription to Caroline Miller Gurney (1887)
Brass on sill of second window Sponne Chapel. Inscription in red and black. Size 66cm x 8.5cm.
ALSO IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE MILLER GURNEY HIS WIDOW,
WHO DIED SEPT. 4TH 1887.
REMEMBERED BY HER GRANDSON GEORGE MILLER GURNEY 1971

Thomas White Gurney

Inscription to Thomas White Gurney (1873)

Brass on sill under second window Sponne Chapel. Size 66cm x 10cm.
TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS WHITE GURNEY OF THIS TOWN WHO DIED IN LONDON
DECR. 30TH 1873

ERECTED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE WIDOW
JUNE 1879

James Slarke

Inscription to James Slarke (1917)
South wall under tower. Size 9.5cm x 13cm
TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES SLARKE 1841 - 1917
WHO FOUNDED THE TOWCESTER & DISTRICT BELLRINGERS ASSOCIATION
AND DID MUCH TO ADVANCE THE ART OF CHANGE RINGING
IN THIS DISTRICT

John Webb

Inscription to John Webb (1888)
Brass on sill under third window south aisle. Size 98cm x 5.5cm.
IN MEMORY OF JOHN WEBB BORN MAY 10TH 1800 DIED JUNE 16TH 1888

Richard & Sarah Weston

Richard & Sarah WestonInscription to Richard & Sarah Weston (1662 & 1675)

(On floor of north aisle)
Size 44.5cm x 22.8cm

HERE LIE THE BODIES OF RICHARD AND SARAH WESTON WHO WHEN THEY HAD LIVED IN MARRIAGE THIRTY TWO YEARS WERE SEPARATED BT DEATH, HEE DIEING ON THE 18TH DECEMBER 1662 AND SHEE ON THE 10TH JANUARY 1675

William Willes

William WillesInscription to William Willes (1676)

(On floor of north aisle)
HERE LIETHE THE BODY OF WILLIAM WILLES WHO ON THE NINETEEN DAY OF IVNE (June) IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1676 CHANGED THIS LIFE FOR A BETTER