Gravestone In The Grounds Of Orchard Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 2011. Gravestone.
Gravestone In The Grounds Of Orchard Cottage
- WRENN ID
- over-forge-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 2011
- Type
- Gravestone
- Address
- Gravestone In The Grounds Of Orchard Cottage, Bonfire Hill Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 812 253
- Coordinates
- 53.72443, -2.28636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone in the grounds of Orchard Cottage is an 18th-century memorial marking the burial of James Haworth. It is made of local sandstone and is laid flat, aligned east-west in the rear garden of Orchard Cottage, which is situated between Major Street and Bonfire Hill. The gravestone is positioned at the corner of a lawn, with paving on two sides, and is set flush with the ground. It features a continuous moulding around its edges and has a serifed inscription that reads: 'hear was intered the Bodey of / James Haworth of this Place who de / parted this life 2th Jenuary 1772 Aged 63 / My loving spouse and Children Dear / I trust you to my Jesus care / weep not for me my souls at Rest / with Christ the lord my Rightiousness / Although my flesh within this tomb / must moulder until Jesus come / the trump of God will break my sleep / Dry up your tears pray Do not weep.'
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