5 - Ebenezer Mather Grave Restoration

The Fishermens Mission original logo

The bottom picture, supplied by Stibbards Stonemasons, is of the headstone being prepared for restoration. The lead lettering has been removed.

The picture immediately below shows the letters for his name preserved by Stibbards and presented to the Heritage Centre.

There will be a  ‘Harvest of the sea’ service at St Annes, Leigh Beck at 2pm on the 15th November followed by the blessing of Mather’s restored grave at the Heritage Centre (St Katherine’s Churchyard) at around 3pm.

Many thanks to Stibbards for all their hard work and for allowing us to use these pictures.

Ebenezer’s name taken from the headstone

Headstone with the letters removed

Stibbards

Showing the full headstone with the letters removed

Stibbards

The headstone cleaned up and ready for the new lettering

Stibbards

Showing the new lettering and Fishermens Mission logo

Stibbards

Showing the new lettering and Fishermens Mission logo

Stibbards

The lettering

Stibbards

The headtsone is nearing completion

Stibbards

The finished headstone awaiting relocation to the grave

Stibbards

Ebenezer Mather's great grandson Ian Mather at one of our meetings to discuss the restoration

J Penn