Description

787/0/10143 PARK ROAD
05-NOV-02 Memorial to the Pears family, Islewort
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Monument to the Pears family. C.1902. Mason unknown. An elaborate tall monument of grey granite, comprising a twelve-sided base, rising up to a circular plinth, with three pilasters. Above the cornice are six projecting balusters, carrying a second cornice which projects over the balusters; above these are antefixes with ribs behind, rising over the domed superstructure. The finial comprises a four-armed cross. The inscriptions are to Andrew Pears d.1909, Andrew Pears junior d.1902, and Thomas Pears d.1912 on board the SS Titanic.
HISTORY: the most elaborate monument in the cemetery, this memorial (Baroque in conception) commemorates three men of the Pears family, the prominent soap manufacturers, whose factory was located close by. An exuberant example of the commercial mason's craft, it is also of historic intererst.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26562269

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)