Ebenezer Mather Grave Restoration

Nearing completion
By Janet Penn

Photo:The Fishermens Mission original logo

The Fishermens Mission original logo

The bottom picture, supplied by Stibbards Stonemasons, is of the headstone being prepared for restoration. The lead lettering has been removed.

The picture immediately below shows the letters for his name preserved by Stibbards and presented to the Heritage Centre.

There will be a  'Harvest of the sea' service at St Annes, Leigh Beck at 2pm on the 15th November followed by the blessing of Mather's restored grave at the Heritage Centre (St Katherine's Churchyard) at around 3pm.

Many thanks to Stibbards for all their hard work and for allowing us to use these pictures.

More can be read about Ebenezer Mather and the work being done to restore the grave here.

Photo:Ebenezer's name taken from the headstone

Ebenezer's name taken from the headstone

J Penn

Photo:Headstone with the letters removed

Headstone with the letters removed

Stibbards

Photo:Showing the full headstone with the letters removed
Photo:The headstone cleaned up and ready for the new lettering
Photo:Showing the new lettering and Fishermens Mission logo
Photo:Showing the new lettering and Fishermens Mission logo
Photo:The lettering
Photo:The headtsone is nearing completion
Photo:The finished headstone awaiting relocation to the grave
Photo:Ebenezer Mather's great grandson Ian Mather at one of our meetings to discuss the restoration
This gallery was added by Janet Penn on 02/11/2009.

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