Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West Of Church Of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1988. Monument.

Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West Of Church Of All Saints

WRENN ID: little-steel-rye
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Darlington
Country: England
Date first listed: 27 January 1988
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

HURWORTH CHURCH VIEW NZ 3010 (South side, off)

17/74 Emerson table tomb 3.0 metres west of Church of All Saints

GV II

Table tomb. Mid C19 replacement of a headstone to William Emerson, died 1782. Sandstone. Elaborate Gothic-Revival style. Wide double-chamfered plinth. Octagonal corner piers. Hipped top slab has ridge ribs with fleur-de-lys terminals. Rectangular-plan block set on plinth has end piers with tracery motifs. Block has worn inscriptions " ... COPIED FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADSTONE ... " in Greek and Latin commemorating the life and achievements of William Emerson. Included for group value.

William Emerson (1701-1782), born in Hurworth, was a noted mathematician, astronomer and sun-dial maker (see also item 17/79).

Concise Dictionary of National Biography 1939 p.402.

Listing NGR: NZ3084410122

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