Rose Marlin In ever loving memory of Rose beloved wife of Charles Marling who passed away August 30 1926 aged 48 years. The fragrance of a good life abideth forever. Also Charles Marling died September 10 1939 aged 64 years. This monument is included as it includes a finely carved lily.

James Herbert Marshall Sir Herbert Marshall / June 13 1851 - August 31 1918. Clara Ann Marshall / June 3 1854 - September 24 1920. Herbert Albino Marshall / April 24 1880 - December 31 1922. Gertrude Albino Marshall / who fell asleep in Jesus August 24 1885 / aged 10 years and 11 months. James Herbert Marshall, a former Guardsman and commercial traveller, founded Leicester's foremost music shops. The grand opening of his first one, ‘Marshall’s Midland Musical Depot’ in Rutland Street, was celebrated by a grand concert and sale at which, so it was said, no reasonable offer was refused. In 1900 Marshall, who by now was President of the Music Trades Association of Great Britain, expanded his business by opening premises in Regent Street, London. His first customer, so the story goes, was the King of Portugal who purchased an Angelus Orchestral, a devise described as a ‘perfect piano player and organ combined’ which could be attached to any piano or used separately. A few days later the King of Greece, in company with the Crown Prince of Denmark, visited the shop and purchased a piano for his palace in Athens. In 1904, Marshall expanded his business in Leicester by taking over the former Victoria Coffee and Cocoa House in Granby Street. In politics James Marshall was a Conservative. A member of the Council, in 1897 he served the town as mayor. Knighted in December 1905, in 1910 Marshall unsuccessfully contested the Market Harborough division. In 1911 he formed a limited company, opening a factory in north London where he produced the Marshall and Rose piano. James Herbert Marshall, who was married to Clara Ann, daughter of Vittore Albini of Garzuo Italy, died in August 1918.

William Matthews In memoriam Nora Lilian, the dearly loved daughter of William and Elizabeth Matthews who fell asleep April 5 1928 in her 23rd year Thy will be done Also of Thomas Fielding Cotterill Died January 27 1932 aged 71 years. Elizabeth the beloved wife of Thomas Fielding Cotterill who died June 15 1917 aged 55 years. This monument features a broken column, the symbol of a life cut short, and the doors of Heaven.

William May Erected to the loving memory of William May, surgeon of this town by his patients and friends. Born June 3 1810 Died April 9 1866 William May lived opposite St Martin's church.

Edwin Meadows In loving memory of Edwin Meadows Born March 13 1843 Died July 2 1898 Faithful unto Death Also Mary Elizabeth wife of the above Born September 6 1838 Died January 3 1869. Also of Sophia second wife of the above Born September 28 1843 Died April 28 1906. This stone was erected by the engineers and firemen of the Midland railway in memory of William Joyce of Leicester who met his death in the faithful performance of his duty in the disastrous accident at Wellingborough September 2 1898. On the evening of 2 September 1898 Edwin Meadows, with William Joyce as his fireman, was driving the 6.45 express from St Pancras to Manchester. As the train rushed through Wellingborough at a speed of 70mph, two boys pushed a luggage trolley over the edge of the platform. Although Meadows immediately braked the engine was going too fast and it carried the trolley to the end of the platform and ploughed into an embankment. Several carriages were wrecked, many people injured and six people killed.

Thomas Moxon Although few people know about him, Thomas Moxon was one of Leicester's characters. He was a frequent visitor to France to obtain the very latest in ladies' fashions for his High Street shop. In the early years of the reformed council he was one of only four Tory councillors as against 38 Liberals and was very vocal in his calls for the repurchase of the civic mayoral chain of office (sold by auction in January 1836) and putting of police uniforms out to tender. He was a very likable man and did not let politics get in the way of friendship.

James Mursell James Mursell was the minister of Belvoir Street Baptist chapel. He had great concern for the working man and was an ardent supporter of the Chartist movement. He was a strong advocate of the disestablishment of the Church of England. He ministered in Leicester for 50 years during which time he married three times.

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