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Title
Memorial Lampstand to Richard Baker Bellyse
Date
1877
Medium
cast iron
Measurements
H 600 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
CW3_ML_S025
Work type
Monument
Owner
Cheshire East Council
Custodian
Cheshire East Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1877
Inscription description
IN MEMORY OF RICHARD BAKER BELLYSE WHO PRACTISED AS A SURGEON IN THIS TOWN FOR 40 YEARS BORN 17TH MAY 1809 DIED 11TH JANUARY 1877 / A MAN HE WAS TO ALL THE COUNTRY DEAR / IN APPRECIATION OF A LIFE SPENT IN RELIEVING THE SUFFERINGS OF HIS FELLOW CREATURES / BY MEDICINE LIFE MAY BE PROLONGED YET DEATH WILL SEIZE THE DOCTOR TOO
