Barlowe Grave Slab In Churchyard Of Church Of St Mary

The Barlowe grave slab, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, is a rectangular sandstone slab that has suffered a central break due to lawn mower damage. It features incised carvings, including a decorative border and a flower motif at the foot of the slab, which is now partly obscured by later text.

At the top of the slab, there is an epitaph written in widely-spaced early Modern English that reads: "EIGHTIE SEAVN YEARES/ MY DAYES WERE SVM'D AND/ PAST I LIV'D IN TROVBLE BVT/ POORE DYED AT LAST THO/ POORE I DYED YET RICH I HOPE/ TO LIVE IN HEAV'N ABOVE/ THAT WILL TRVE COMFORT/ GIVE DEATH IT IS CERTAINE/ AND LET ALL PREPAIRE/ FOR COME IT MAY WHEN/ YOV ARE VNAWARE." Below this, in the same style of writing, is an inscription that states "GEORGE BARLOWE OF/ PILKINGTON 1686."

Further inscriptions in normal-spaced lettering list: "Richard Barlow burd Dec 10/ 1728 James his Son Feb 27 1731/ Also Richard Barlow of Mofs Lane/ who departed this Life 7th/ April 1794 Aged 71 Years Also/ Thomas Barlow Son of the above/ Richard Barlow who departed this/ Life September 7th 1826 Aged 66 Years/ Also Ann his Wife who departed/ this Life February 8th 1855 Aged/ 81 Years."