Church Conservation Trust
Norwich
Norfolk
Norfolk County Council
TG 227 088
35
1641
1850
Recorded Ledgerstones
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 1
Square
Aligned East to West
Lettering central
‘Mary’ in Italics
Names in Capitals
Times New Roman font
Condition perfect
Black stone (slate?)
1780
27.7 x 27.7 inches
695 x 695 mm
Thomas Woodyer
To the Memory of
MARY relict of THOMAS
WOODYER
who died April 17th 1780
in the 84th Year of her
Age.
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at the top, no other decorations
A lot of archaic spelling, old font, some illegible
Condition poor
Black stone (slate?)
1665
605 x 1250 mm
23.14 x 49.4 inches
Here lyeth (Heyhell) – of
Year —
His Body sleeping will
his Souales – (Heaven)
Then rest a while sweet
Babe —
Call ere prevent they
resurrection
OBIST 5th Febr 1665
to all eternitie
Most of the writing very illegible
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 3
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at top, no other decorations
Archaic spelling, fancy script
Condition good
Black stone (slate?)
1750 x 700 mm
69 x 27.9 inches
Here lyeth the Body of Sarah the late
(wife of) Joshua Keymarch and daughter of
… marshall off Lincoln gent departed
… the 28 of October anno doin…
Partially covered by steps
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 4
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at top, no other decoration
Block capitals
No archaic spelling visible
Times New Roman font
Condition good
Black stone
1697
1975 x 540 mm
78 x 21.6 inches
(Here Lieth) The (body of) Ephraim Dow
son of Ephraim who departed (this life)
29th Day … 1697 Aged …
Partially covered by steps
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 5
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering in centre, middle
Serif Uppercase
Condition poor
Gray stone
1641
41 x 76 inches
Died 1641
M CICILIE BRANTINGHAM
1641
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 6
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Coat of arms at top, writing underneath (central)
No archaic spellings
Times New Roman font
Names in block capitals
Condition perfect
Black stone (slate?)
1850
78 x 38 inches
1982 x 964 mm
In Memory of
ROBERT ELLIOT,
who died 9th October 1850,
Aged 47 Years
And of
LOUISA MUSKETT
his wife
who died 14th March 1845,
Aged 36 Years
Also two of their children
who died in infancy.
Animals on Blazon, possibly lions/tigers
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 7
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Shield at top centre, lettering underneath centre
Serif, spelling – ye
Latin at bottom
Lettering legible, stone not worn but has many large cracks
Black stone
1696
66 x 32 inches
was a Gentleman
Here lyeth ye Body of
JOHN LAMBERT GentleMan
who died ye 22th of June 1696
Eta Sue 67
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 8
Rectangular
Aligned North to South, facing North
Lettering central
Serif, uppercase for names
Condition good
Stone
1827
76 x 34 inches
Two children died in infancy
SACRED
To the Memory of
SAMUEL COLEMAN
Who died Sept 12th 1827
Aged 45 Years.
Alfo
Two of his Children
Charlotte Elizabeth
and
Jane Elizabeth
Who died in their Infancy
Also to the memory of
RUTH CHARLOTTE
COLEMAN
Relict of the above
SAMUEL COLEMAN
who died Octr 22nd 1939
in the 40th Year of her age
She was the only remaining
Daughter of Henry John Wright
of the Parish
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 9
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering at top, no other decoration
Times New Roman font, Archaic spelling
Condition good
Black stone
1716
1750 x 860 mm
69 x 33.12 inches
Here Lieth the Body of Sarah the Wife
of Daniel Gilman one of the Daughters of
Micah Andrews and Amy his wife who
departed this Life 15 day of October Anno
Domini, 1716 Aged 20 years
Short was her life longer is her rest
God calleth sooneth whom he loveth best
Flourishes on some of the letters, the is written like ye
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 10
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Copper plate, removed from 1st third of stone
Condition fair
Gray stone
650 x 1600 mm
25.10 x 63 inches
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 11
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering at top centre
Serif
Condition good
Black stone
1725
66 x 30 inches
Micah was a kallender – worked in textiles
Here lieth the Body of
MICAH ANDREWS
ate of this City Kallender
who departed this life
June the 29th
Ano Dom 1725
Aged 58 years.
Defecated on by pigeons
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 12
Rectangular
Lettering centre top
Serif, uppercase lettering for names
Condition poor
Black stone
1719
68 x 11 inches
Micah was a Kallender and was buried with his wife
Here Lyeth the Body of
AMY the wife of MICAH
ANDREWS of the City of NORWICH. Kallender.
who departed this Life the 24th
day of January Ano Dni
1719
Aged 48.
A kallender is an ironing profession
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 13
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering centre top – figure
Condition poor
Black stone
183 x 85 cm
73 x 33 inches
No inscription
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 14
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering centre top – figure
Condition poor
Gray stone
58 x 29 inches
148 x 75 cm
No inscription
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 15
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central top
Condition very poor
Gray stone
77 x 34 inches
200 x 87 cm
No inscription
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 16
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Rectangular metal border
Condition very poor
Gray stone
61 x 31 inches
105 x 81 cm
No inscription
Metal border, mostly covered
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 17
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Some remains of possible heraldry?
Condition extremely poor
Gray stone
73 x 53 inches
186 x 135 cm
No writing visible, many cracks
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 18
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering fills stone from top, no other decoration
Some italics, some block capitals
Time New Roman font
Archaic spelling
Condition good
Black stone
1736
1730 x 865 mm
68.8 x 34 inches
Here lyeth the body of
John Greene who died
April 1st
Anno Dom 1720
Aetat 36
also 2 of his children
Here also
lies interr’d the Body
of Mary Harriner who
was formerly the wife of
John Greene and afterwards
married Thomas Harriner of
Peterborrough
She died August 8th 1745
Aged 38 Years
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 19
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Condition poor
Stone
57 x 23.5 inches
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 20
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Condition very poor
Gray stone
34 x 84 inches
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 21
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centre top – plaque with crest
Remains of crest – just outline
Plaque and crest removed, edges well worn
No cracks
Black stone
101 x 56 inches
2560 x 1420 mm
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 22
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at top, no other decoration
Some italics
Some block capitals
Archaic spelling
Condition good
Black stone
1713
1450 x 870 mm
57.2 x 34.4 inches
Edward Thexton
Here lieth the Body of
Sarah Relict of
Edward Thexton late of
this Parish who died
April 30th 1713 Aged 82
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 23
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at top
No other decoration
Archaic spelling
Some italics
Some block capitals
Times New Roman
Condition good
Black stone
1740
1433 x 71 mm
56.6 x 28 inches
Under this stone
resteth the Body of
Edward Thexton who
departed this life April
27th 1740 Aged 70
Years
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 24
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Centre lettering
Serif, names in capitals
Condition fair
Black stone
1733
11 x 76 inches
Wanted immortality
Here
Refteth the body of
MARY
the Wife of
WILLIAM BEAR
who ended this life
in a hope of a blessed
immortality
the 3rd of February
J733/4
Aged 66 Years
Here alfo lieth the Body of
WILLIAM BEAR
who departed this life
the 22nd of February
1747
Aged 72 Years
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 26
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Central from top to roughly half way down
Names uppercase, ye used
Some lettering is partially faded, a long scratch running down length
Black stone
1727
850 x 1700 mm
33 1/2 x 67 inches
Here lyeth the Body of
SUSANNA WICKES
Daughter of RICE WICKES
and ELIZABETH his wife
Who Departed this Life ye 8th
of October 1727
AGED 44.
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 26
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering centrally covering whole stone
Names all uppercase
Roman numerals for aged. ye used, Old ‘s’ used
Condition good, all text legible and surface is not heavily worn
Black stone
1725
33 1/2 x 67 inches
850 x 1700 mm
Here lieth ye Body of
RICE WICKES
who departed this life
December ye 17th 1725
Aged LXXIIII
Under this stone in an
arched vault is alfo
Interr’d the Body of
Elizath WICKES
Relict of the faid
RICE WICKES
Who Departed this Life
February 10th 1734
Aged 77 years
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 27
Diamond shaped
Aligned East to West
Lettering central
Mixed styles of lettering
Condition fair to poor
Gray stone
1803
82 x 58 cm
IN
MEMORY OF
ESTHER
Second Wife of
RICHARD HOWLET
who died April
1803
Aged 76
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 28
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Image of skull and crossbones at the top centre. Text under this.
Lowercase, ye used. No visible archaic spellings
Circular image of a skull and crossbones, with an hourglass above it, in front of a curtain with bows tied at the side.
Lettering worn quite extensively – only partially legible
Gray/black stone
1706
67 x 33 1/2 inches
1700 x 850 mm
Here lyeth the body of Gilbert
Pichring who departed this life
Novi ye 30. 1706 Aged 59 years
Remembered … by
For as you are … once …
But now I am reborn …
In hope to rise
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 29
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Circular skull and crossbones above inscription in the centre
Archaic spelling – dyed, resteth
Gilbert’s name uppercase, all other lowercase
Circular; skull and crossbones beneath an hourglass and in front of a piece of fabric
Condition poor, lettering worn down, illegible in places
Gray/black stone
1697
33 x 67 inches
850 x 1700 mm
Here Resteth the body of A…
the wife of Gilbert Pickring
who departed this life the …
November 1697 aged 4…
and also Elizabeth th…
dyed 86 and Sarah in …
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 30
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Indentation from plaque is still visible in the centre towards the top of the slab
Plaque is missing so no text remains
Corner missing and plaque no longer set into stone
Gray stone
25 1/2 x 64 inches
650 x 1630 mm
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 31
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Unknown heraldry at the top, inscription beneath, central
Very little legible text, I used as J
Unknown image
Condition poor
Gray stone
34 x 68 inches
800 x 1730 mm
…
… ye body …
…
… his Life Iune
…
…
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 32
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering top, central, no image
Name in capitals and use of Latin
Condition fairly good, lettering is all legible but slightly worn at bottom
Black stone
1731
34 x 67 inches
860 x 1700 mm
Here Lieth the Body of
Mr JOHN GREENE
Gen. who departd this Life
September 30th
Anno Dom 1731
Etat 85
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 33
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at the top, central
Names in uppercase, archaic spelling – lieth
Some lettering faded, some scratches but text is legible
Black stone
1737
67 1/2 x 34 inches
1720 x 860 mm
Here Lieth the Body of
MARY ye Virtuous Wife of
JOHN GREEN
Who Departed this Life
Septber ye 7th 1737
in the 87th Year of her Age
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 34
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
No lettering, appears to have had plaques at some point
Condition poor, worn and plaques removed
Gray stone
9 ft 9 inches x 3 ft 9 inches
2.97 meters x 1.46 meters
Appears to be space for male and female figure plaques
Norwich, St Lawrence : Ledgerstone 35
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering at top (possibly more lower but is too worn away to tell)
Condition bad, most edges filled with concrete, badly worn
Medium/dark gray/brown stone
5 feet 3 inches x 2 feet 8 inches
1600 x 800 mm
… Memor…
…N BROW…
..d.p…d th…
June..0 1..81…
1…ccl II Year …
John Broi…
…
…
