Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St Mark

Monument to Joseph Armstrong, 1877; and later inscribed to Sarah, George and Joseph Armstrong, his wife and children, and John Burdon.

MATERIALS Polished pink granite.

DESCRIPTION An obelisk with a shaped foot with Greek key carving; atop a slightly tapering plinth with a moulded cornice. The plinth has a moulded base and stands on a square granite platform. The inscriptions are carved in relief on the faces of the plinth, within shaped recessed fields. The principal inscription, on the southern face, reads: IN LOVING / MEMORY OF / JOSEPH ARMSTRONG / WHO DIED JUNE 5th 1877 / AGED 60. Inscriptions to the other faces commemorate Sarah, George and Joseph Armstrong, Joseph’s wife and children, and John Burdon.