Gravestone At Edge End Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 2011. Gravestone.
Gravestone At Edge End Farm
- WRENN ID
- inner-column-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 2011
- Type
- Gravestone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone at Edge End Farm is an early 19th-century memorial marking the burial of Thomas Haworth. It is situated close to the western boundary of the farm in Rossendale.
Made of local sandstone, the gravestone is a smooth, sawn slab laid flat and balanced on four short, riven stone supports, which contrast with the fine carving of the slab. It is positioned approximately 0.3 meters above the ground and aligned east-west, near a dry stone wall.
The corners of the gravestone feature simple moulded profiles, and the inscription is carved in serifed lettering of varying sizes. It is topped with elaborate scrolling and set within an incised outline. The inscription reads: 'Sacred / to the Memory of Thomas / Haworth of Edgend who / departed this Life the 11th / Day of October 1800 in the / 66th Year of his Age / By sudden Death I'm snatched away / Death Scarcely left me Time to Say / The LORD have Mercy on my Soul! / so absolute is his Controul! / Reflect when thou my Grave doth see, / The next that's made may be for thee.'
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