Church Conservation Trust
Grasby
Lincolnshire
West Lindsey
TA102042
St John the Evangelist Church,
23 New Briggate,
Leeds
LS2 8JA
2
1800
1800
Recorded Ledgerstones
Grasby, All Hallows Clixby : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central
Incised Roman
Long ‘s’ used, names in capitals
In good condition, with some white colouration on each side of the stone. Right side slightly worn away but writing still legible
Light brown coloured stone
1800
820 x 1980 mm
32.3 x 78 inches
In Memory of
MARY the Wife of
CHARLES SAMUEL
FITZWILLIAM who died
in ChildBed the 26th July
1800 aged 23 Years.
She was second Daughter of
Mr WILLIAM BENTON
Surgeon late of BARTON She
died deservedly lamented
particularly by the Poor to
Whom she was a kind
benefactoreſs
Alice Howard
Grasby, All Hallows Clixby : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Around the edge, in a border, with a Bottonée cross on plinth in the centre and chalice on the left.
Lombardic, indecipherable
Top left and bottom right corners missing, white mottled appearance in whole stone
Light brown coloured stone
1300
710 x 1770 cm
28 x 70 inches
‘The Ledger slab … is a memorial to Robert Blanchard who was a 14th century priest, it is decorated with a cross, chalice and Lombardic inscription’
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/clixby-church-and-village-history
indecipherable
I was unable to translate this stone, however an internet search (website linked above) stated that this stone was dedicated to a 14th century priest.
Alice Howard
