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The Oratory, St James's Cemetery
Liverpool
Title
Wall Tablet to Reverend Ralph Nicholson (d.1793) and His Wife Catherine (d.1801)
Date
c.1793
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 103.5 x W 107 x D (?) cm
Accession number
WAG 9845
Acquisition method
transferred, 1986
Work type
Relief
Inscription description
inscribed plinth front: IN MEMORY OF / THE REV. RALPH NICHOLSON A.M. / LATE RECTOR OF DUDCOTE BERKS / HIS LIFE WAS AN ILLUSTRATION / OF THISE VIRTUES WHICH HIS DUTY / REQUIRED HIM TO TEACH / HE DIED 26 DECR. 1793 / AGED 58 YEARS / ALSO IN MEMONRY OF / CATHERINE NICHOLSON HIS WIFE / WHO HAVING FULFILLED / TO HER CHILDREN THE SACRED TRUST / WHICH HIS DEATH IMOSED / WAS RETURNED TO HIM MARCH 12 / 1801 AGED 66 YEARS
The Oratory, St James's Cemetery
St James’ Mount, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 7AZ England
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