Rickinghall Superior, St Mary

All Recorded Ledgerstones

Owner: Church of England

Parish: Rickinghall Superior

County: Suffolk

Local authority: Mid-Suffolk D.C.

National grid reference: TM 041747

Church contact:

Rev’d C R Norburn
The Rectory,
Bury Road,
Rickinghall,
Diss.
IP22 1HA

Number of ledgerstones recorded: 1

Earliest stone: 1716

Latest stone: 1716

Recorded Ledgerstones

Rickinghall Superior, St Mary : Ledgerstone 1

Description:

Rectangular
Aligned East to West with head to West
Bas relief achievment in a roundel, beneath which is an incised inscription
Roman caps and lowercase. Two of the caps are sloping
Arg. on a bend Sa. three eagles displayed Arg.
Crest: An eagle, wings endorsed. BROWNE. (ref a)
The upper left hand corner is cracked across. Otherwise condition good

Material: Black stone

Date: 1716

Measurements:

1980 x 98 mm
78 x 38.5 inches

Inscription:

Here Lyeth ye Body of John Browne
Gentm who Departed this Life Octob ye 3d
Wth ye Comfortable hopes of Eternall (sic)
Life anno Dom: 1716 – aged 23 years

Comments:

Ref.a. Suffolk Heraldry Society Booklet No. 48, p17.

Recorder(s):

Michael Richards
Dr William Cordeaux