Church of England
Worcester City
Worcestershire
Worcestershire C. C.
SO 547 850
Worcester City Parish Office
1 Quay Street
Worcester
WR1 2JJ
12
1624
1797
Recorded Ledgerstones
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 1
Condition good. Some surface wear, some deliberate ‘rasping’ of Sarah Nash’s inscription. Some edge chipping
The destruction or attempted destruction of Sarah Nash’s inscription gives one the suspicion of ‘sour grapes’ by someone! A rare feature
Black marble
1797
72 x 39 inches
195 x 98 cm
THIS STONE COVERS THE CORRUPTIBLE PART OF THE
MRS. SARAH NASH
WIFE OF MR ALDERMAN NASH OF THIS CITY
WHOʃE EARTHLY EXISTENCE TERMINATED SEPTR
6TH 1797
ALʃO
FRANCES NASH
HER ONLY DAUGHTER WHO DIED IN THE THIRD
YEAR OF HER AGE.
ALʃO RICHARD NASH EʃQ.
ALDERMAN OF THIS CITY
WHO DIED MARCH 16TH 1825
AGED 82 YEARS
ALSO SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES NASH M.D. OF THIS CITY
SECOND DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM HURST ESQR
OF LINCOMB IN THIS COUNTY
DIED MAY 7TH 1850 AGED 50 YEARS.
ALSO SONS OF THE ABOVE
JOHN PARRY DIED APRIL 29TH 1852
AGED 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS
THOMAS DIED IN INFANCY
AND
GEORGE DIED FEBRUARY 28TH 1851
AGED 20 YEARS
Surface deliberately damaged starting at “Also Sarah the Beloved wife…” and ending at “Died May 7th 1850 aged 50 years”
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 2
Heraldry: A shield within a depressed circular incision. Gentleman’s arms with impalement. Very worn
Condition fair. Much wear but (2012) inscriptions readable.
The slab is partially covered by a plinth in the altar, erected . 1865 by Preedy who erected the reredos. The plinth may be early 20th century as only small sections are visible, they being covered by the altar plinth.
The full inscription is produced from city records
Creamy limestone
1672
72 x 34 inches
182 x 87 cm
HERE LYETH YE BODY OF ROBERT
BRERETON GENT WHO DEPARTED YE
LIFE YE 26 DAY OF OCTOBER & WAS
INTERRED YE 28TH ANNO DNI 1672
AETATIS SUAE 67
HERE ALSO LIE THE BODIES OF MARGARET
AND / ELIZABETH, THE DAUGHTER OF
THE SAID ROBERT BRERETON, WHICH
BOTH DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE / 17TH
DAY OF AUGUST 1670.
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 3
Condition good. Of observable part lettering is deeply incised and little worn. Some edge chipping
As with ledgerstone 2, much of this stone is beneath the altar plinth
Black marble
1624
34 x 34 inches
85 x 85 cm
HERE LIETH THOMAS WALGROVE
ALES FLETE GENT ELDEST SONN
TO ROBERT WHO WAS WELL
AFECTED IN RELIGEN ~
CHARITABEL TO THE PARE AND
OF KIND AND COVRTVS CONVERSACION
TO ALL AGED 46 YEARS. DEPARTED
THIS LIFE THE 31 OF OCTOBER
1624
ALSO HERE LIETH THE BODY
OF MARY TE WIFE OF MR THOMAS
…
…
FLETE WHO / DIED THE 25TH OF AUGUST 1638
AGED 63. / HERE LIKEWISE LIETH INTERRED THE /
6TH SON OF THOMAS FLETE, GENT / WHO
DIED JUNE 8, 1614. / ALSO THE ELDEST
SON, WHO DIED 1612. /
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 4
Condition fair. Patches of spalled stone make it difficult to read the inscription easily. Slight edge chipping.
As with ledgerstone 2, much of this stone lies beneath the stone altar plinth
Gray black marble
1791
33 x 26 inches
85 x 66 cm
MARY WIFE OF B….E
DRYDEN ESQ: BROTHER TO
SIR JOHN DRYDEN BARONET
OF CANNONS ASHBY NOR…H…M
…ONʃHIRE …D … 1791
PHILIPPA STEELE
DAUGHTER OF
BEVILLE & MARY DRYDEN
AND WIFE OF
THOMAS JAMES STEELE.
SHE DIED WITHOUT IʃSUE
MARCH 29TH 1836 AGED 79
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 5
Left shield – lozenge (for Mary Cotton) a chevron between 3 cotton skeins impales a fess with roundels between 2 animals statant
Right shield – a chevron between 3 cotton skeins, an escutcheon in pretence
As of 2/3/4, partially covered by altar plinth
Simple but pleasing leaf decoration in corners
Condition fair. Such surface wear especially on top lines of inscription and heraldry. Remainder of what can be seen is much better
Creamy limestone
72 x 33 inches
183 x 84 cm
HERE LYETH MARY COTTON THE
WIDOW OF JOHN COTTON OF
THE COUNTY OF …FORD ESQ
WHO DIED …
ANO 16…
ALʃO JOHN C…
TEMPLE LO…
AFOREʃAID …
DIED MARCH …
AND ALʃO …
JOHN MAR…
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 7
Condition poor. Extensive cracking, top right hand side replaced by a fitted replacement. Surface cracking very bad rendering inscription almost illegible
Black marble
1668
52 x 28 inches
132 x 71 cm
… body of
… the widow …
…hard Cowcher …
… the 7th … May 1668
… Aetatis …
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 6
Condition good. Small areas of surface spalling which hardly interferes with the ability to read the inscription
This stone (+3 in a lesser way) is remarkable for the stone-cutter’s use of abbreviated words whereby The become TE etc.
Black marble
1639
59 x 32 inches
151 x 81 cm
HERE LIETH TE BODY OF EDWARD
WALSGROVE ALS FLEETE OF THIS
CITY GENT AND AN ALDERMAN OF TE SAID CITY HEE DEPARTED
TE 25TH OF IANVARY. 1639 IN A
HAPPIE AND BLESSED MANER
AGED 70
ALʃO HERE LYETH THE BODY
OF IOHN THE SON OF IAMES
WALʃGROVE ALES FLEETE WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 28TH OF
IAN 1727 AGED 1 YEAR 6
WEEKS.
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 8
In each corner an elaborate leaf decoration within a picked border
Condition very good. Very slight delamination and wear does not detract
In common with ledgerstones 9-12, this slab is surrounded by a mosaic border by Sir Aston Webb, late 19c
Black marble
1744
71 x 35 inches
181 x 88 cm
IN A VAULT
UNDER THIS STONE LIETH THE BODY
MARY THE DEARLY BELOVED AND
ONLY DAUGHTER OF MR FRANCIS
WALKER (PREʃENT MAYOR OF THIS CITY
AND MARY HIS WIFE: SHE DEPARTED
THIS LIFE THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER 1744
AGED 32 YEARS
IN MEMORY OF FRANCIS WALKER
ALDERMAN OF THIS CITY WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE DECEMBER THE 8TH 1749
AGED 68 YEARS.
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 9
Within a large square an achievement of arms with a shield containing one shield impaling another, much mantling, a crest and a motto
North is bordered by mosaic
Condition very good. No spalling or delamination. Some edge chipping though small. No cracks. Remarkably good considering its age!
Black marble
1675
89 x 44 inches
225 x 111 cm
HERE LYETH THE BODY OF SR JOHN COCKS OF CROWLE IN THE
COUNTY OF WORCESTER KNIGHT SONN AND HEIR OF THOMAS
COCKS ESQR AND BARBARA HIS WIFE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE
COTTON OF WARBLENGTON IN HAMPSHIRE ESQR A MAN OF
EXEMPLAR PIETY TOWARDS GOD AND INVIOLABLE FIDELITY
TO HIS SOVERAIGN IN WHOʃE CAUSE HE FOUGHT: AND FOR
MANY YEARS LOʃT HIS ESTATE: HE HAD TWO WIVES THE
FIRʃT WAS ANNE DAUGHTER TO SR THOMAS RUʃʃELL OF
STRENCHALL BY WHOM HE HAD NO IʃʃUE HIS LAST WIFE WHO
ʃURVIVED HIM WAS IOYCE DAUGHTER OF IAMES WIʃFORD
BANNCROFT BY WHOM HE HAD IʃʃUE THOMAS IOHN CHARLES
GEORGE AND CATHERINE, CHARLES AND CATHERINE SURVIVED
HIM. HE DYED IN THE 73 YEAR OF HIS AGE ON THE 20: DAY
OF NOVEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF REDEMPTION 1675 IOYCE
HIS LAʃT DAY IN TEʃTIMONY OF HER LOVE AND SORROW GAVE
THIS MONUMNET TO THE MEMORY OF A MOʃT AFFECTIONATE AND
TENDER HUʃBAND
miseremini mei miʃeremini mei Saltem
vos Amiei mei quia mapus Domini tetigit
melob 19:v:21
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 10
A lozenge shield, a fess wary between 6 billets impales a chevron between 3 lions’ heads erased
Condition good. No cracking, minimal wear making inscription mostly easy to discern
As with ledgerstone 8 + 9 to the east, 10, 11 + 12 are surrounded by mosaic dating from late 19c
Black marble
1680
49 x 37 inches
125 x 93 cm
SUBTUS IACET
IOTA MORTALITAS ANNAE DOWDEʃWELL
GALIELMI LLD ET COLLESII WIGORNIENʃIS
PREBENDARII UXORIS QUAE HUC ʃECEʃSIT ANNO
AETATIS SUAE 60 DOMINIQ3 1680
ʃED
SPERARE IMMORTALITATEM JUBET
IPʃA MORTALITAS
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 11
Within a hollowed incision, the shield is a chevron between 3 stags’ attires
Condition fair. Considerable wear rendering some of the inscription difficult to read
Black marble
1668
49 x 35 inches
125 x 89 cm
HERE IS INIBRIRED THE BODY OF MR THOMAS
COCKS, THE ELDEST SONNE OF SR IOHN COCKS
KNIGHT, WHO DEPARTED THIS WORLD VPON
THE 7 DAY OF MAY IN THE YEAR OF GRACE
1668: WHOʃE DEATH WAS MUCH LAMENTED
BY HIS PARENTS, RELATIONS, AND FRIENDS A HOPE
FULL YOUNG MAN AT THE AGE OF 19 YEARS WITH
IN 10 DAYS ʃO REST IN PEACE
ET REVERTATUR PULVIS IN TERRAM SUAM UNDERAT
ET SPIRITUS REDERAT IN DEUM QUI DEDIT ILLUM
ECCLES. CAP XLI. V VII.
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
Worcester City, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 12
Top corners have floral decoration, none at bottom as no space
Condition good. No cracking, almost no edge chipping but general even wear
On right hand edge is the remains of carpet adhesive tape which makes the reading more difficult
Black marble
1690
49 x 36 inches
125 x 91 cm
HERE LIETH THE BODY
OF MR FRANCIS REA (of
this City Stationer) WHO DIED MAY TH…
16TH 1690 AGED 63 YEARS.
ALʃO HERE LIE THE BODIES OF JOHN REA WHO DIED JAN 15 1732 AGED …
AND
SUʃANNA HIS WIFE WHO DIED APRIL 24 1734
AGED 78
LIKEWISE YE FOLLOWING OF THEIR SONS & DAUG…
VIZ
SUʃANNA SARAH AND JACOB, WHO DIED IN
THEIR INFANCY
JAMES WHO DIED NOV 7, 1741 AGED 46
JACKMAN WHO DIED AUG 8 1755 AGED 74
FRANCIS, SON OF PHILIP & MARGARET
REA, DIED APRIL 20TH 1764
AGED 18 YEARS
M. J. Wall
Mrs. E. Stanbury
J. Ewan
