Newnham Murren, St Mary

All Recorded Ledgerstones

Church of England

Newnham Murren

Oxfordshire

South Oxon D.C.

SU 610 885

Revd. Jeremy Goulston
The Vicarage
Thamesmead
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8EY

2

1813

1813

Recorded Ledgerstones

Newnham Murren, St Mary : Ledgerstone 1

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Incised upper and lower case with the flourish of tails on some of the letters. The Y in ‘Yrs’ after KING is particularly elaborate
Condition fair
Not all of the inscription is visible as the left hand side of the stone is partially covered by pews which are on a wooden base

Forest of Dean stone (black)

1813

Exposed area: 184 x w 57mm (72.5×22.5 ins) at widest. Width 36mm (14 ins) at narrowest

RY OF
KING:
April,
57 Y.rs

ANN, HIS
ird Wife
AUG.st 9, 1813.
D 57 Yrs

Eve Thornton

Newnham Murren, St Mary : Ledgerstone 2

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Upper and lowercase
Condition poor
Not all of the inscription is legible
Right hand side partially covered by pews on a wooden base

York stone

Exposed area: h 184 x w 87mm (72.5×34 ins) at widest. Width 56mm(22 ins) at narrowest

In Memory
KATHARINE W

FRANCIS
Died Augu[st]
Aged 31 Ye[ars]

___________________________________Of all the Line[s] on Tom_____[f]ou R[eme]m[ber] the[___e [S]ure
Sin gives the Co[ns]cience [si]eha W
As none but C[hrist c]a[n cure]

Eve Thornton