Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk in London, photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, 2023
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Photo montrant Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk

Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk in London, photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, 2023
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Fundacja Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie

Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk in London (detail), photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, 2023
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Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk in London (inscription), photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, 2023
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Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk in London (texture), photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, 2023
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Soumettre des informations supplémentaires

ID: NGR-015553-P

Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk

London | United Kingdom

Gunnersbury Cemetery

ID: NGR-015553-P

Tombstone of Stanisław Borczyk

London | United Kingdom

Burial place marked by a gravestone on the base. On the slab a brass cross, below it an engraved inscription, below it an engraved emblem of Poland. The inscription and emblem gilded.

Inscription:

STANISLAW BORCZYK / MAJOR W.P. / 25.11.1907 – 24.6.1997 //.

Related persons:

Stanisław Borczyk

Time of origin:

1997-1999

Emplacement de la pierre tombale:

Numéro de secteur J Numéro de la tombe 317

Dimensions:

20 x 75 x 196 cm

Materials:

coloured magmatic rocks (granite, syenite and others), concrete/jewel concrete, copper alloy (bronze, brass or bronze alloy)

Additional Information about materials:

Maple Red granite

State of preservation:

corrosion, letters re-gilded

Comments on the state of preservation and visible restoration:

In the front part, the grave is lowered (3 cm from the horizontal), allowing rainwater to run off freely. The metal cross shows traces of chemical corrosion and patina. The layer of gilding on the inscription and the emblem of Poland is deteriorated and requires restoration.

Supplementary bibliography:

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

Keywords:

gravestone

Date of documentation:

2022

Publikacja:

07.06.2023

Author of the documentation sheet:

dr Magdalena Olszewska

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski

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