Monument To W Brown In North Part Of Overleigh Cemetery

The monument to William Brown is located in the north part of Overleigh Cemetery in Chester. Erected around 1852, this obelisk is made of polished red granite and stands approximately 4 meters high. The plinth features an inscription that reads: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM BROWN ESQUIRE A MAGISTRATE OF THIS CITY WHO AT THE AGE OF SIXTY THREE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO DEEPLY LAMENTED BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS WHO TO RECORD THEIR HIGH SENSE OF HIS UNWEARIED EXERTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CHARITIES OF HIS NATIVE CITY AND HIS GREAT PUBLIC USEFULNESS HAVE RAISED THIS MONUMENT IN HIS MEMORY." William Brown was the second generation owner of the pioneering drapery and later department store, Browns of Chester.