Gravestone At Edge End Farm

An early-C19 gravestone marking the burial of Thomas Haworth located close to the western boundary of Edge End Farm in Rossendale.

MATERIALS: Local sandstone.

PLAN: It is laid flat and balanced on short legs and is aligned approximately east-west.

DESCRIPTION: The gravestone is a smooth sawn local sandstone slab aligned approximately east-west and located close to a dry stone wall at Edge End Farm. The gravestone is laid flat some 0.3m above the ground and is balanced on four riven stone supports whose roughness contrasts with the workmanship and fine carving of the slab. The corners of the gravestone are carved into simple moulded profiles and the inscription has been executed in serifed lettering of varying sizes, headed by 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.'

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/07/2011