Headstones In Churchyard Of Church Of All Saints South Of Chancel

The Churchyard of All Saints Church in Granby, Sutton Lane contains a group of mainly 18th-century slate headstones located south of the chancel.

The headstones vary in size and design. One is rectangular with flowing decoration, commemorating Benjamin Levesten, who died in 1779. Another is a large stone featuring a defaced winged angel and divided vertically, marking the deaths of James and Benjamin Lievesley in 1724. Several are taller with shaped heads and finely detailed carvings, memorializing Benjamin and Ann Lievesley, and Benjamin's parents, Sarah. A small limestone headstone, likely from the early 18th century, features a verse on one side and an oval panel on the other. Other stones are rectangular with diaper patterns, moulded surrounds, or incised faces. One plain headstone remembers Ambrose and Elizabeth Newbere, who both died in 1719. Others commemorate George and John Harrison, and Alice, the wife of William Harrison, with designs ranging from shaped tops and relief vases to a relief globe with a serpent. A headstone signed "Wood, Bingham" marks the burial of Elizabeth Roubotham, who died in 1800. A notable stone features two winged angels and raised lettering, dedicated to William Orston Senior, who died in 1728, and his daughter, Sarah, who died in infancy. Other Orston family members are commemorated by headstones including Elizabeth, the wife of William Orston, who died in 1719, and Elizabeth, the wife of John Chittle, who died in 1721. Finally, a headstone located 10 metres south of the chancel commemorates Robert Willomel, who died in 1722. Note that in certain inscriptions, the surname Orson is recorded as Orston.