Church Conservation Trust
Yarburgh
Lincolnshire
East Lindsey
TF351931
St John the Evangelist Church,
23 New Briggate,
Leeds
LS2 8JA
3
1760
1851
Recorded Ledgerstones
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist’s Yarburgh : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering central
Incised Roman
Lettering is engraved and filled with a black material
Condition good, some chips in the sides of the stone, but all lettering is clearly visible. Black/gray marks across the top of the stone
Light gray stone
1760
990 x 1840 mm
39 x 72 inches
Here lie the Bodies
of the Rev:d William Weightman
Rector of this Place
Who died December 13:th 1760
Aged 47 Years
And of Elizabeth his Wife
Who died June 3:d 1784
Aged 68
Interred near Them lies the Body
of his Mother Alice
Who died May 5:th 1766 Aged 80
For dates a colon is used and the ordinal indicator placed above this, example 3:d
Alice Howard
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist’s Yarburgh : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned South to North
Lettering central
Incised Roman
Third line appears more bold and is in a different font
Condition excellent
Dark gray stone
1851
840 x 1830 mm
33 x 72 inches
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE REV.I.C UMPLEBY , A.B
LATE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
SEPTEMBER 11th 1851
AGED 43.
Mark after ‘UMPLEBY’ looks like a comma, but is almost like a little corner ‘¬’
Alice Howard
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist’s Yarburgh : Ledgerstone 3
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering central
Incised roman with some italic
Right hand edge of stone is covered by pews but this does not obscure lettering. Lettering is quite worn with some parts unreadable
Light gray stone
1843
880 x 1280 mm
Sacred
to the memory
of
Susan Adams
wife of
John Adams
who departed this life
February 20th 1843
Aged 6? years
_______________________
greedy worms devour my skin
gnaw my wasting flesh
God shall build my bones again
?nd clothe them all afresh
_________________
Also John Adams
?ho died 18th of July 1843
Aged 77 years
______
And all ??? who lie in the Lord
Alice Howard
