A5, MONUMENTS 159, 159A, 161, 292, 294, 295, 319, 320

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564SE ABBEY PRECINCTS, Great Churchyard 639-1/16/32 A 5, MON: 159. 159a, 161, 292, 294, 295, 319, 320

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A group of 8 churchyard monuments:- MON 159: Headstone. 1844. Ketton stone. To ROBERT, son of James & Mary Ann ELY. Palimpsest, mostly buried, reused in 1844. ON the west face of the stone is the original design, now upside down. In reusing it the mason reversed it and shaped the bottom edge to form a new top. The original inscription in a cartouche reads: "...Christopher (?) son of WILLIAM SMITH who departed this life ...of Feb. 1709 Aged.... Also four of their children". MON 159a: Memorial to THOMAS JACOB. Not included in schedule. MON 161: Coffin stone. 1831. Portland stone. MARIANNE, daughter of Thomas & Ann YOUNG, 1831; HENRY SHADOW YOUNG, 1846. MON 292: A coffin stone with rounded ends. 1847. AMELIA, wife of Henry LOCKWOOD. MON 294: Headstone. C18. Ketton stone. Design in bold relief with a bellied cartouche, skull, flowers and leaves. MON 295: A coffin stone with rounded ends. 1824. Ketton stone. MARY ANN, wife of John CAMBRIDGE, 1824; JOHN CAMBRIDGE, 1857. MON 319: Coffin stone with 2 inscribed footstones. 1821. THOMAS YOUNG, 1821; ANN YOUNG, 1826; T.Y. 1821; A.Y. 1826; T.Y. 1821; A.Y. 1826. MON 320: Coffin stone. 1818. Portland stone. ANN, wife of John CLEMENCE, 1818; JOHN CLEMENCE, 1850. (Survey of Monuments in the Great Churchyard c.1960: West Suffolk CC: SECTION 3).

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