Earle And Collingwoods Tombs About 3 Metres South Of Church Of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Tombstone.

Earle And Collingwoods Tombs About 3 Metres South Of Church Of St Thomas

WRENN ID
white-step-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Tombstone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

STANHOPE MARKET PLACE NY 9939 (North side) Stanhope

34/227 Earle and Collingwood tombs about 3 metres south of Church of St. Thomas GV II 2 headstones; commemorate 'Jan. wife of Jacob Earle' died 1770; and Jenning (?) and Sarah Collingwood, died 1797 and 1823, aged 24 and 23. Sandstone slabs, about one metre high. Earle headstone fine-grained with elaborately-shaped top; well-cut inscriptions with verses on each side, the reverse reading 'Tir'd with travelling thro'/this world of sin/At length am come to na/tures common Inn/In this dark place here/for to rest a night/In hopes to rise that Christ may give me light'.

Collingwood headstone has shaped top and tooled sides; inscription on reverse 'Mourn not my Friends/Because I died soon/And my Days Journey/Finished at Noon.

Listing NGR: NY9969239213

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