Commemorative Stone
1900-1950 / Commemorative / Metal / Methodism / Other / Sculpture / Stone
Stone, metal
1908
This small stone and attached sterling silver tag commemorate the laying of the foundation stones of the United Methodist Church, Leicester Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on March 7th, 1908. Both trowels and decorative stones, as well as keys, were favoured presentation gifts commemorating the start or finish of Methodist chapel building works in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
See also the other commemorative trowels and related items in the Online Collection.
1908
This small stone and attached sterling silver tag commemorate the laying of the foundation stones of the United Methodist Church, Leicester Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on March 7th, 1908. Both trowels and decorative stones, as well as keys, were favoured presentation gifts commemorating the start or finish of Methodist chapel building works in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
See also the other commemorative trowels and related items in the Online Collection.
