Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West Of Organ Chamber Of Church Of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. A 17th-18th century Headstone.

Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West Of Organ Chamber Of Church Of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
twisted-slate-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1987
Type
Headstone
Period
17th-18th century
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NZ 0415 STARTFORTH HIGH STARTFORTH (North side)

12/169 Angel headstone, 4 metres south- west of organ chamber of Church of Holy Trinity

GV II

Headstone, late C17 or early C18. Cut sandstone. Stone with shaped top, 0.55 metre high. Eroded inscription on east; on west high-relief carving of trumpeting angel among stars and other motifs, above worn inscription:

'The angels sound, The dead must rise The serpent's mouth, Did dark ye scyes'

On north edge relief carving of skeleton with spear, on south serpent on pole.

Inscription from Victoria County History of the North Riding, Vol I, p.137.

Listing NGR: NZ0474615923

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