Abel Monument About 2 Yards West Of The South Porch Of The Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
Abel Monument About 2 Yards West Of The South Porch Of The Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-finial-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SARNESFIELD CP - SO 35 SE 2/91 Abel monument about 2 yards west of the South porch of the Church of St Mary
GV II
Chest tomb. Circa 1694, restored 1858 and 1886. Squared sandstone rubble sides with flat moulded chamfered capping and re-cut inscription:
This craggy stone a covering (is for an Architect's bed) That lofty buildings rais'd high (yet now lays low his head) His line and rules so death con (cludes are locked up in stone) Build they who list or they who (wist for he can build no more) His house of clay could hold no longer May Heaven's joy build him astronger
In Memory of
JOHN ABEL (ARCHITECT) who died in the year 1694 in the 97th year of his age. Vivent vivas in vitam aternam Restored by subscription the year 1858
On the south side is a plaque inscribed:
Restored 1886 by The National Society for Preserving the s Memorials of the dead.
Listing NGR: SO3746250915
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