Mosaic Design (Gater) - St Martin's Parish Church, Talke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
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N 53° 04.531 W 002° 15.798
30U E 549353 N 5880924
A decorative mosaic design on the headstone at the grave of Mary and Frederic Gater, located in the churchyard of Saint Martin's Parish Church, on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke.
Waymark Code: WM15PKY
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PISA-caching
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The decorative mosaic design is located on the headstone at the grave of Mary and Frederic Gater, in the churchyard of Saint Martin's Parish Church.

The mosaic design is mounted in a rectangular shape with a semi circular top on the left hand side of the headstone. It features a yellow cross with a blue background surrounded with a yellow edge and is constructed from small square tiles.

The inscription on the gravestone reads as follows;

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARY
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
FREDERIC GATER,
OF THE WILLOWS, TALKE,
WHO DIED AUGUST 14TH 1933,
AGED 68 YEARS.
ALSO OF WINIFRED
THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER
WHO DIED MARCH 5TH 1893,
AGED 7 MONTHS.

I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I WAKE
WITH THY LIKENESS

ALSO FREDERIC

(The headstone has sunk and the bottom of the stone is obstructed but the bottom line looks as if it could read - THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY??)


Information from Ancestry
1911 Census
Frederic aged 48 and Mary aged 46, lived at 'The Willows' a detached house on Jamage Road in Talke.
Frederic was a Colliery Clerk.
Their daughter Constance aged 20 was living with them.

Frederic died in 1944 aged 80 years

Saint Martin's Church is situated on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke. It is and Anglican Church in the in the Diocese of Lichfield.
The building is Grade II listed and described as a Parish Church built in 1794 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. The full detailed description can be seen at the following link: (visit link)
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