Row of Nine Headstones E of Pathway on N Side of Church England, UK

Listed Building Description

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TF 40 NE ELM HIGH ROAD

11/13 Row of nine headstones, east of pathway on north-side of church

GV II

(i) Headstone, early C18. William Tomson, 1696, and Ann, his wife. Probably Ketton. Winged cherub's head above square panel with moulded edge and scrolled sides.

(ii) Headstone, Thomas Marshall, 1782. Limestone. Segmental head with two winged cherubs' heads flanking an urn with a skull. Hour-glass, a serpent engulfing its tail and enclosing a crown are symbols respectively of mortality, eternity and victory. Below is a circular panel for the inscription with moulded edge, flanked by drops of fruit and foliage.

(iii) Headstone, late C18 to another member of Marshall family. Limestone. Engaged Corinthian columns with entablature and shaped pediment. In the tympanum is a coffin, partially shrouded in drapery. Below a circular panel for the inscription, now almost indecipherable, with a moulded edge and flowers to the spandrels.

(iv) Headstone, similar to (iii) and also to another member of Marshall family.

(v) Headstone, mid C18. Limestone. Two engaged Corinthian columns with entablature and shaped pediment having in the tympanum an angel holding a trumpet and a crown, both symbols of victory and the Ressurrection. Circular panel for inscription with leaf and foliate ornament.

(vi) Headstone, mid C18. Limestone. Winged cherub's head above cartouche with border of C-scrolls.

(vii) Headstone, late C18. Limestone. Two Corinthian pilasters carved with drops of fruit and flowers, with segmental pediment with a glory of a winged cherub's head in the tympanum. Below is circular panel with inscription with border of husk ornament and foliage, skull and flowers in spandrels.

(viii) Headstone, 1734. Limestone carved in bold relief. Segmental head with a glory of three winged cherubs' heads with the centre cherub supporting, with its wings, a draped curtain bearing the inscription in low relief.

(ix) Headstone, Will. Goddard, 1758. Limestone. Engaged Corinthian columns with entablature and segmental pediment with angel trumpeter and three winged cherubs' heads in a glory. Below in a circular panel for the inscription with foliate and flower ornament, a winged hour-glass and a skull.

Listing NGR: TF4699106919