Appleton Tombstone Circa 10 Metres South Of Church Of St Helen is a Grade II listed building in the Redcar and Cleveland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1988. Tombstone.
Appleton Tombstone Circa 10 Metres South Of Church Of St Helen
- WRENN ID
- pitched-lancet-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1988
- Type
- Tombstone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ESTON CHURCH LANE, NZ 51 NW (NZ 547 187) west side (off)
6/4 Appleton tombstone cl0m south of Church of St. Helen. G.V. II
Tombstone to two members of Appleton family, died 1774. Tall sandstone slab with nowy-headed cartouche bearing epitaph on east face. Carved hour glasses at angles below cartouche. Ribbons above and below egg-and-dart- moulded head, inscribed: "Live mindful - of Death" and "One Night that is the Grave wants for all men". Epitaph includes:
"Farewell vain World know enough of thee. And now am careless what thou sayst of me. Thy smiles I court not nor thy Frowns I fear, My cares are past, my Head lies quiet here. What faults you saw in me, take care to shun. And look at Home enough there's to be done".
Listing NGR: NZ5479418768
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