Currah Tomb About 4 Metres South Of Church Of St John is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Tombstone.

Currah Tomb About 4 Metres South Of Church Of St John

WRENN ID: tangled-rotunda-thistle
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: County Durham
Country: England
Date first listed: 5 June 1987
Type: Tombstone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

STANHOPE ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL NY 8837 38/260 Currah tomb about 4 metres south of Church of St. John GV II Headstone. Circa 1789, commemorating William Currah. Sandstone slab about one metre high, with intricately-curved top. Inscribed 'Here the dear Darling of mine Eye/In Mould beneath this Stone doth lye/Not Youth nor Innocence could save/ His Body from the (eroded) Grave/But his triumphant Soul is gone/To Heav'n with Christ to worship (?) God.

Listing NGR: NY8855337929

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