St Luke's Memorials: Key

Below are the codes used in the lists of memorials, describing the position, construction and appearance of the monuments.

The codes are shown in the Key column and comprise three numbers followed by three or more letters.

Number codes

These describe the approximate position of each inscription in the church or churchyard and are a rough guide only. Each number is composed of three digits. The first digit denotes a section. There are seven sections, in clockwise direction round the church starting from the right of the Lychgate, facing the church:

  1. Southwest section
  2. Northwest section
  3. North of the church
  4. Northeast section
  5. Southeast section
  6. South of the church
  7. Church building itself

The final two digits denote the number of the memorial in that section.

Letter Codes
Code Description
A Ancillary stones, footstones, markers
B Base of plinth only
C Concealed, part buried, flat, on the ground
D Multiple sized plot - doubles upwards
E Engraved, legible inscription, part or whole
F Filled in, solid, or concrete infill
G Granite
H Headstone
I Iron, steel or other metal
J Juxtaposition -references in multiple locations, not all in the correct place.
K Kerbed
L Local stone, limestone, sandstone
M Marble
N No name
P Paved over, or paving stone marker
Q Queried - not in original position
R Remembrance, war grave or military connection
S Slate/Welsh
T Special monument tomb or window
U Unreadable
V Vandalised or otherwise damaged
W Wall mounted, against or on top of
X Cross
Y York stone


Related Topics

Survey of St Luke's Memorials: Index

Tour of St Luke's Church

Musical History of St Luke's Church