Tomb of Mary Ellis in St Clement's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Southend-on-Sea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2024. Tomb.
Tomb of Mary Ellis in St Clement's Church
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2024
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A chest tomb dedicated to Mary Ellis in 1609.
MATERIALS
The tomb comprises a limestone slab on a red brick base laid in English bond.
PLAN
Orientated on an east to west axis. It lies south of the south porch of the church.
DESCRIPTION
The tomb is a simple structure. There are roughly nine courses of English bond brickwork making up the base. The limestone slab is not decorated and has been worn away at its edges, reportedly by the sharpening of blades.
On the north side of the brick base, a plaque has been inserted (in around 1970), reading:
HERE LIES THE BODY OF MARY ELLIS / DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND LIDIA ELLIS / OF THIS PARISH / SHE WAS A VIRGIN OF VIRTUOUS COURAGE / AND VERY PROMISING HOPE / AND DIED ON THE 3RD OF JUNE 1609 / AGED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
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