Norwich, St Augustine

All Recorded Ledgerstones

Church Conservation Trust

Norwich

Norfolk

Norfolk County Council

TG 228 095

24

1707

1843

Recorded Ledgerstones

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 1

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
No heraldry and central lettering position
Names in italics and archaic spelling
Condition good, some letters are partially missing (right hand side)

Black/gray stone

1779

60 x 34 inches
1540 x 870 mm

To the Memory of
ELIZABETH
the wife of
Robert Jolly
Who died 28th May
17__
In the 62 year of her age
also
Robert Jolly
Who died September the 20th
1779
Aged 77 Years

The ‘s’ in also is the archaic version that looks like an f

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 2

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering central
Upper and lowercase, names in block capitals
Condition fair

Gray stone

1766

75 x 37 inches
1880 x 940 mm

MARTHA the Wife of
CHARLES STARKEY
died April 23rd 1766
A loving Wife ____ kind
Well known _____ she left behind

MARY the Wife of
ROBERT STARKEY
Died July 2 ____ 1772
Aged 36 Years

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 3

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centred, at the top
Different font for name, mainly block capitals
Condition good

Stone

1748

68.5 x 34 inches
1740 x 860 mm

To the Sacred Memory of
Mary Postle
She was a loving Wife,
fond parent,
and pious in all her work.
Obijt die 13° Octobris
Anno Domini 1748
Ætatis furæ 40.
also LYDIA the daughter of
MARY Postle
who died in her infancy

The ‘s’ in the second mary postle is archaic style s
Unsure what the symbol above the 13 is, looks like degree sign

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 4

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central
Some names in uppercase, ‘I’ used instead of ‘J’
Possibly archaic version, archaic spelling
Condition not very good, inscription just legible

Gray stone

1756

68 x 36 inches
1700 x 914 mm

Here lyeth the body of
Iohn De Hague, the Son
Of Mr Eli_ha De Hague who
Departed this life the 19th
day of February 1723
in the 10th year of his age
And on the ___ side of this stone
lyeth ELIZABETH DE HAGUE
Relict of the ___ ELISHA
who departed this life
the 28 th day of February 1756
Aged 75

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 5

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central
All names in upper case, archaic spelling – resteth, but archaic s that looks like a f
Lettering good, broken through the middle

Black/gray stone

1729

68 x 40 inches
1740 x 1020 mm

Here Resteth the Body of
MERCY the Daughter of
THOMAS & MARY MILLS
Who departed this life Sept: 10th
1729 Aged 37 years
Also
Here Resteth the Body of
NICHOLAS the son of
THOMAS & MARY MILLS
Who departed this life Aug: 20th
1731 Aged 41 Years

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 6

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central top
Names in uppercase, some in italics, archaic ‘s’ looks like an ‘f’
Condition good but broken through middle

Black stone

1724

78 x 41 inches
2000 x 1040 mm

Here Resteth the body of
THOMAS MILLS Senior
Who departed this life Aug ye 16th
1724
In the 69th year of his age
Here also resteth the body
of Mary MILLS
Relict of the aforesaid
THOMAS MILLS
She departed this life the 21st of
February 1733
Aged 70 years

On the third line the ‘ye’ is written with the ‘e’ above the ‘y’

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 7

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centre top
Larger for Thomas Mills, smaller writing lower
Condition fair/good

Black stone

1721

78 x 33.5 inches
1730 x 850 mm

Here Lieth the Body of
THOMAS MILLS who died
July the 5th : 1721 : Aged
32 years
Here also Lieth ye body of Jane Drake ye
wife of Robert Drake and Daugh__ of Thō:
and Mary Mills who depart *d this Life Sep*t
ye 27: 1723 in ye 29 yeah of her Age

*not in text, but means it is a small letter above the main text
The ‘ye’ is written with the ‘e’ directly above the ‘y’
On the last line there is a line above the ‘29’

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 8

Rectangular
Aligned South to North
Condition very poor

Gray stone

27 x 35 inches
690 x 890 mm

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 9

Rectangular
Aligned South to North
Lettering at the top, ,central
Suspected uppercase
Condition very poor

Beige stone

17 x 13 inches
440 x 330 mm

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 10

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Condition very poor

Light brown stone

22 x 18 inches
560 x 450 mm

Worn engraving illegible

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 11

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering top centre
Some bold, some archaic spelling, archaic ‘s’
Condition fair, some words worn away

Black stone

1736

39 x 79 inches
990 x 2006 mm

Sacred to ye Memory of
Mrs MARY DELATATE
Daughter of ISAAC and
ELIZABETH CASTELL
and Relict of
Mr STEPHEN DELATATE
late of this Parish
She departed this life the
20 of August
1736
Aged 61 Years

‘mr’ and ‘mrs’ have uppercase ‘m’ then superscript for the following letters
‘ye’ is written with the ‘e’ directly above the ‘y’

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 12

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering top, centre
Some italic, some capitals, archaic spelling/lettering
Condition good, but small portion covered by door

Black stone

1788

79 x 39 inches
2006 x 990 mm

To the Memory of
JOHN CASTELL
Late of the City, Apothecary,
Who, during the Course of fifty Years Practice
Was deservedly esteemed by all that Knew him,
for his Skill, Humanity, Attention, Integrity,
and conscientious Discharge of all the
Relative Duties of Life
To the Memory also of
SUSANNA CASTELL
His widow who did not long survive him
[door]
all the Duties of her Station
They lived sincerely happy together
In conjugal State upwards of fifty Years
and are both Interred in the same grave
beneath this stone
He died June 16 1788 Aged 71 Years
She died October 12th 1788 Aged 71 Years

Archaic ‘s’ in course, deservedly, esteemed, conscientious, discharge, also, survive, sincerely.

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 13

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centred
Same font, names uppercase
Condition poor

Stone

1714

51 inches x 28 inches
130 cm x 72 cm

Here Lyeth the Body
of JAMES DEANEAW
who died September
1714. Aged 72
Ye * Granson of
DEANEAW
Lyes

*archaic for e over y

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 14

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Text spread over stone
Unusual ‘f’ with flourishes
Condition poor

Gray stone

1709

17 inches x 28 inches
47 cm x 71 cm

_ _ _ _
follow _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
1709

Right side very worn

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 15

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering top half, centred
Block capitals
Condition good

Gray stone

1843

60 inches x 30 inches
153 cm x 76 cm

BENEATH THIS STONE
REST THE REMAINS OF
WILLIAM KEMP
WHO DIED ON THE
15 DAY OF FEB(y)* 1843
AGED 60 YEARS

*abbreviation – y over a dot representing the month February

Right side very worn

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 16

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centred from top
Names uppercase
Condition poor

Gray stone

1707

30 inches x 44 inches
76cm x 112cm

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
ELIZABETH
The wife of
W _ _ _ Sheringham
_ _ _ _ 1707
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Worn all over, especially top and bottom

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 17

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering top and addition at bottom
Archaic lettering
Condition fair

Black stone

1743

80.8 inches x 39.6 inches
202cm x 99cm

Here Resteth Body of
EDWARD BAIST
Late of this City
Worstead – Weaver
Who departed this life the
16th of February 1743
Aged 73 Years

On the North side of this Church lieth
Edward his Son who died in 1727
Aged 31

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 18

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centre top
Names are all uppercase
Partially covered by organ. Some visible erosion but text legible

Black stone

33.5 inches x 21 inches
85cm x 53cm

To the memory of
KEZIA
The Wife of
SAMEUL DAWSON
Who departed this life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 19

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering central
“James De Hague” written in italic, all other names are block capital, old style “s”
Condition fair, mortar covering some sections, all text still legible

Black stone

1750

Not available

To the memory of
James De Hague
Of the Parish
Who departed this life
November 18th 1750
Aged 72 Years
Also SARAH his Wife
Who departed this life
November 26th 1752
Aged 75 Years
Also of
JAMES DE HAGUE
Who died April 8th 1795
Aged 82 Years
Also MARY his Wife
Who died May the 2nd 1795
Aged 70 Years

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 20

Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering central
Archaic s, used of c over y and italics in places
Large crack down centre and bottom of text, worn slightly. Cement/mortar partially covers base of stone

Black stone

1726

32 inches x 19 inches
81.5 cm x 48.2 cm

Here Resteth cy* Body
Of Hannah Dorothea
Ye*2 Wife of
THOMAS DE HAGUE
Who departed this life
May cy* 6th 1726
Aged 27 Years

*cy- c over y
*2 Ye- e over Y

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 21

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Elaborate italics and names in block capitals
Condition fair, with staining right hand side

Beige stone

1793

58.5 inches x 27 inches
149 cm x 69cm

In
Memory of
ELIZ : HAMMOND
Who Died Jan y.* 29th
1793
Aged 86 Years

* y over . abbreviation

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 22

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
No visible writing or imagery
Condition poor – all signs of text eroded away

Gray stone

67 inches x 27 inches
160 cm x 69 cm

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 23

Square
Aligned East to West
Condition poor – no text visible

Beige stone

24 inches x 25 inches
61 cm x 65 cm

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth

Norwich, St Augustine : Ledgerstone 24

Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering from top, space left by brass plaque and text continuing down stone
Block capitals used for names, archaic s used
Text faded at edges and slab partially covered by cement/mortar

Gray stone

1741

60 inches x 24 inches
153 cm x 61 cm

To the Memory o-
JOHN STARKEY
Clerk of this Parish
-0 years died Jan .ry 9-
-741 Aged 63 Year-
(space for plaque)
Also JOHANNA
Relict of the Said
JOHN STARKE-
Died May 22nd 1761
Aged 73

Thomas Van Diest
Alfred Strabel
Clare Renshaw
Dave Bland
Dominic Pollard
Ellie Hare
Millie Thomas
Oscar Wright
Rachel Ling
Richard Owen
Laura Packer
Emma Midforth