Church of England
Heckingham
Norfolk
Tm 384 988
9
1663
1713
Recorded Ledgerstones
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
brass with 2 bolts in top one-third of stone
Embossed ecclesiastical gothic lettering.
Unfortunately there are many abbreviations and it is therefore difficult to interpret the words and therefor an accurate translation is not possible.
Brass in excellent condition. Stone poor. Cracked across the middle and chipped.
Gray stone and brass
60 x 24 inches
1520 x 600 mm
Brass: 2 x 7 inches
55 x 180 mm
Orati p. ala Augustus Wood [the remainder of the text is indecipherable]
Please pray for the soul of Augustus Wood——
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering on top half of stone. Lettering beneath a shield
Incised roman capitals and lowercase with flourishes. Long ʃ is used. The lower case ‘w’ is cut as ‘iu’.
(see Case Study on the Unusual W on the Ledgerstone Survey website by Julian Litton
www.lsew.org.uk)
On a bend three leopards’ faces (Mingay, Or, on a bend, Azure, three leopards’ faces of the field.)
Condition very good.
Black stone
1713
54 x 33 inches
1370 x 830 mm
A ledgerstone in Ely Cathedral close to the entrance to the Lady Chapel, records the death of John Mingay who died in 1676. The letter ‘w’ on that stone is also cut as ‘iu’ and suggests a possible relative of William Mingay.
Her Lieth the Body of
WILLIAM MINGAY Gen t
iuho died in April 1713
And alʃo WILLIAM & MARY ye
ʃon & Daughter of ye ʃaid WILL
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 3
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering located centrally above a skull
Incised stylised roman capitals with flourishes. The
letters H and E are diphthongal except where there is a capital at the beginning of the word.
Condition very good. Damage on bottom and right side clear of inscription
Black stone
1666
28 x 21 inches
710 x 530 mm
HERE LYETH THE BODY OF
MARY THE DAVGHTER OF JOHN
CROW & ELI. ZABETH HI. S
WI. FE SHE DEPARTED THIS
LI. FE THE 28 OF APRI. L 1666
HER TIME WAS SHORT THE LONGER is HER REST
GOD CALLS THEM SOONEST WHOM HE LOVETH BEST
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 4
Coffin shaped
Aligned West to East
No inscription
Condition very poor
Stone
74 x 29 inches (widest), 16 inches (narrowest)
1880 x 730 mm (widest), 410 mm (narrowest)
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 5
Coffin shaped
Aligned East to West
No inscription
Condition very poor
Stone
74 x 24 inches (widest), 14 inches (narrowest) – visible
1880 x 610 mm (widest), 360 mm (narrowest) – visible
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 6
Coffin shaped
Aligned East to West
Two small incised potent crosses with elongated arms. One located in the middle and the other in the bottom quarter.
No inscription
Condition very poor
Stone
78 x 22 inches (widest), 12 inches (narrowest)
1990 x 560 mm (widest), 310 mm (narrowest)
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 7
Coffin shaped
Aligned West to East
Very faint possible decoration on right hand side of stone
No inscription
Condition very poor
Stone
77 x 27 inches (widest), 19 inches (narrowest)
1960 x 690 mm (widest), 480 mm (narrowest)
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 8
Coffin shaped
Aligned West to East
Shield and lettering top three-quarters of stone. Below lettering is a skull and crossbones in a roundel.
Incised roman capitals
A chevron between three cocks a crescent for difference. (Crowe, Gules, a chevron, Or, between three cocks, Argent)
Condition poor. The shield is very poor with only the chevron visible. There is a crack across the inscription which is also very worn
Gray stone
1663
67 x 28 inches (widest), 16 inches (narrowest)
1700 x 560 mm (widest), 410 mm (narrowest)
HERE LIETH [YE] BODY OF
JOHN CROWE [——–] WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE
24 DAY OF [MAY] 1663
WHO LEFT [E——–ING]
6 DAVGHTERS [E——-]
JUDETH [——] MARGARET
ANN & MARY
HE WAS 47 [YEARS] OF A[GE]
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 9
Coffin shaped
Aligned East to West
The stone has traces of a full-length raised stylised St. James Cross with circular indentations between the arms
No inscription
Condition poor
Stone
64 x 23 inches (widest), 17 inches (narrowest)
1630 x 580 mm (widest), 430 mm (narrowest)
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 10
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering on top half of stone. Skull above main inscription.
Incised stylised sloped capitals and lowercase with flourishes.
Condition fair. The left hand side of the stone is covered with cement as are the edges.
Black stone
1659
45 x 24 inches
1140 x 610 mm
either side of the skull:
tempas fugit
memento mei
mors Venet
Here Lyeth the Body of Mary
Crowe the DauGhter of John
[C]rowe & ELizabeth His Wife
[—] died the 18 day of JuLy 1659
Latin translation:
time flies
remember me
death comes
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 11
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering on top half of stone. A skull is in the centre of the head of the stone.
Incised stylised sloped roman capitals and lowercase.
Condition poor. Much of the inscription is illegible and filled in with plaster. Stone is cracked below the inscription. Some chipping around the edges.
Black stone
1657
33 x 18 inches
840 x 460 mm
either side of the skull
HODIE MIHI
C[RA]S TIBI
Here Lyeth the Body of John
Crowe Sonne of [Jo]hn [C]row[e]
& ELizabeth [Hi]s wife. H[e]
died JuLY the 29 1657
aGed one Year [—–][——]
Latin translation:
Today to me
Tomorrow to you
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
Heckingham, St Gregory : Ledgerstone 12
Rectangular
Blank stone
Condition very poor
Gray stone
64 x 30 inches
1630 x 760 mm
David Greening
Joan Greening
Lilian Moran
Pat Bray
Chris Jones
Gillian Savage
