Message Grave Slab 17 Metres South Of Church Of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Grave slab.

Message Grave Slab 17 Metres South Of Church Of St Michael

WRENN ID: broken-zinc-heron
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: County Durham
Country: England
Date first listed: 28 October 1987
Type: Grave slab
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NZ 0810 BARNINGHAM BARNINGHAM VILLAGE (North side)

15/40 Message grave slab 17 metres south of Church of St. Michael

GV II

Floor stone, 1503. Blue limestone. Rectangular slab with incised chalice below worn inscription, carved in relief within a sunk panel:

Hic Requiescat Thomas Message quondam rector huius ecclesiae qui obiit ... Anno MDIII Cuius animae propietur deus

Thomas Message is recorded as being rector of Barningham in 1488. The slab may be an in-situ remnant of the flooring of the medieval church demolished in 1816.

Information from Mr. Merryne Watson of Newsham.

Listing NGR: NZ0853410422

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