Church of England
Himbleton
Worcestershire
Wychavon
SO 588 946
Mr. R.J.A. Jackson
The Field House
Himbleton
Droitwich
Worcs
WR9 7LQ
3
1660
1735
Recorded Ledgerstones
Himbleton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 1
Condition very good. Considering the rare use of cast iron, slight wear to surface and considerable wear to edges. There is no chipping or cracking in the accepted sense.
Cast iron
1660
68 x 27 inches
173 x 69 cm
IN MEMORY OF MR
PHILIP FINCHER WHO
WAS HERE INTERRED
JUNE 3 1660 AGED 38
AND OF IOAN HIS
WIFE WHO WAS HERE
INTERRED IULY Ye 7TH
1690 AGED 70: ~
AND OF MR IOHN FINCHER
THEIR ELDEST ʃON WHO
WAS HERE INTERRED ~
MARCH THE 4TH 1705
AND OF ELIʃABETH FINCHER
HIS WIFE WHO WAS HERE
INTERRED OCTOB~ Ye
31ST ~ 1709 ~
M. J. Wall
Himbleton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 2
In each corner a heraldic rose supporting a 4-square grid.
Condition fair. Much delamination of the surface. The copperplate script badly worn down and in places hardly readable. One large crack 1/4 way down from top.
Gray marble
1705
70 x 35 inches
178 x 90 cm
Here lyeth the body
of John Fincher the
son of John Fincher
of Shell who departed
this life July the 9th 1705
… the 22rd year of his age.
M. J. Wall
Himbleton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 3
Near the top 2 fleur-de-lis (away from usual corners)
Condition very good. Some surface wear and a small amount of partial loss around a very few letters. Fleur-de-lis quite faint.
Black marble
1660
84 x 43 inches
213 x 109 cm
HERE LYETH Ye BODIES OF THOMAS WYTHES
AND DOROTHY HIS WIFE
SHE DIED YE 8TH JUNE 1660 AGED 46
HE DIED YE 18TH MARCH 1686 AGED 73
ALʃO HERE LYETH MARGARIT YE SECOUND
WIFE OF THE SAID THOMAS WYTHES
WHO DIED YE 6: OF IULY 1689 AGED 8…
ALʃO LYETH THE BODY OF THOMAS WYTHES
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 19TH 1735
AGED 72
A… FATHER GOOD
BELOVED BY ALL HIS NEIGHBOURHOOD,
HE LABOUR’D HARD UNTILL HIS DEATH,
AND THEN TO CHRIST RESIGN’D HIS BREATH.
HERE ALLSO LYETH THE BODY OF IOHN YE
SONE OF THOMAS & DOROTHY WYTHES
WHO DIED YE 8TH OF AUGUST 1687
AGED 40
SHORT WAS MY LIFE MY FRIENDS MORE
LENGTH DESIRED
GOD’S PLEASURE WAS FULL FILD THEN
WERE MY DAYS EXPIRED
ALʃO FOUR GRANDCHILDREN OF THE LATE
THOMAS WITHES
M. J. Wall
