Church of England
East Shefford
Berkshire
West Berkshire
SU 391 747
Revd.John P. Townend
The Rectory
Church Street
Great Shefford
Hungerford
RG17 7DU
2
1731
1890
Recorded Ledgerstones
East Shefford, St Thomas : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Archaic spelling – dyd
Condition poor
Local limestone. Honey-coloured
1737
95 x 60 cm
37 x 24 inches
In memory of
JONATHAN & MARGARI
Son & Daughter of
Joseph & [Mary]__[_________]
the Daughter dyd the
M[__________]
& the Son dyd [y_27 of___]
AUGUST 173[1]
Eve Thornton
East Shefford, St Thomas : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Condition excellent
Carrara Marble with a patterned tiled border
1873
143 x 90 cm
56 x 35 inches
Beneath this Stone
awaiting . . . the . . . Morning
of .the . Resurrection
lies . . . the . . . body . . . of
Stephen . . . Brown
for . 27 . years
Rector . of . this . Parish
who was suddenly called
to . his . rest
on . April . 24Th . 1873
Aged . 57 . years.
here also
rests the body of
Sarah Brown
his wife
who fell asleep in Christ
on Jany 19th 1890
Aged 76 years
And so he bringeth them unto
the haven where they would be
On the south wall of the chancel is a memorial to their son, Richard Stephen, “who died 1852 in the sixth year of his life”
… in the text marks 5 dots in the shape of a cross on the stone.
The full stops in the text as in Beneath . this . stone are central between words on the stone.
Eve Thornton
