Tombstone of Władysław Byrka, photo Radosław Tusznio, 2022
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Tombstone of Władysław Byrka, photo Radosław Tusznio, 2022
Licencja: CC BY-SA 4.0, Źródło: Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie

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Tombstone of Władysław Byrka

Edynburg | United Kingdom

Mount Vernon Cemetery

ID: NGR-015650-P/112319

Tombstone of Władysław Byrka

Edynburg | United Kingdom

Burial place marked by a stele on the base. Base with chamfered upper edges. On the stele an engraved inscription. In the upper corners of the stele relief ivy leaves.

Inscription:

+ / WŁADYSŁAW BYRKA / PRESIDENT OF / THE BANK OF POLAND / DIED 27-9-1944 //.

Related persons:

Władysław Byrka

Time of origin:

1945-1947

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Tomb number EH16 6JG / D 115

Dimensions:

110 x 60 x 30 cm

Materials:

lead, grey magmatic rocks (syenite, granodiorite, grey granite and others)

Comments on the state of preservation and visible restoration:

Visible slight chemical and organic build-up occurring on the surface of the stone, signs of weathering on the surface of the lead lettering application (characterised by a form of white tarnish). Tombstone slightly tilted.

Supplementary bibliography:

catalogue card prepared on the basis of documentation by Radosław Tusznia, in: "Opracowanie stanu zachowania grobów rządowych w Wielkiej Brytanii", Warsaw 2022 (typescript kept in Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie)

Keywords:

stele, gravestone monument

Date of documentation:

2022

Publikacja:

08.06.2023

Author of the documentation sheet:

dr Magdalena Olszewska

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski

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