Whitfield Tomb Circa 4 Metres North Of Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tombstone.
Whitfield Tomb Circa 4 Metres North Of Baptist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- white-remnant-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HAMSTERLEY HAMSTERLEY NY1131 23/65 Whitfield tomb circa 4 metres North of Baptist Chapel GV II Headstone. Circa 1821 to Rev. Charles Whitfield. Sandstone slab c. 1.2 metres high with shaped top. Low-relief urn above well-cut, but partly eroded, inscription: 'Rev. Charles Whitfield, Pastor of the Baptist Congregation/of this place/his immortal Spirit ascended to GOD/July 18 1821 in the 73 Year of his Age/as A Friend as A Christian/And as A M... of the Gosple (sic)/He conducted ..., uch a Manner/as justly to des... to enjoy/the most ... Whitfield was minister at the time of the building of" the baptist chapel (q.v.) and was a leader in the evangelical revival. Information from Geoffrey Milburn.
Listing NGR: NZ1185931090
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