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Title
Tomb of George Shaw
Date
1901
Accession number
W14_JR_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Shaw family
Work type
Tomb or mausoleum
Owner
Shaw family
Custodian
St Barnabas Church
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1901
Access
by appointment
Signature/marks description
base: GERALD MOIRA / F. DERWENT WOOD
Inscription description
canopy left: IN LIFE OUR ABSENT FRIEND / IS FAR AWAY / BUT DEATH MAY BRING OUR FRIEND / EXCEEDING NEAR; canopy right: SHOW HIM FAMILIAR FACES / LONG SO DEAR / AND LEAD HIM BACK IN SEARCH / OF WORDS WE SAY; plinth: GEORGE SHAW 671Y / SHARP SHOOTERS / MARANDELLAS / SOUTH AFRICA