EA50 Laird Family Headstone Restoration Project

 

After living in Singapore for 2 years now it has given me a much greater appreciation of  traditional Chinese culture.   A typical Chinese family will once a year visit and pay respects to their departed relatives for "grave sweeping" and have a deep belief that current day family prosperity and health is directly connected to their relatives grave.   Many cases exist in Chinese urban myth where a family members sickness was cured by a change or offering made at the family grave.     The Laird family Headstone marking plot EA50 at Londonderry Cemetery however due to time and the high price of Lead unfortunately the Bible which rests on a pillow now has many letters missing.   It is also not recommended to replace the letters due to both the high cost and the fact that they will again disappear.   Haslett Monumental Sculptors a family run business operating in the Londonderry area over for over 3 centuries has recommended a new black granite Bible book 20"x18"x3" and with raised panel cut letters.  The full restoration price is greater the GBP 1,000 and would include a much need repair to the broken base.