Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin and Mary Jane Godwin, St Pancras Old Church Gardens

The tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin, and Mary Jane Godwin is a pedestal tomb located in St Pancras Old Church Gardens. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of Portland stone. The tomb is square in shape and features a moulded rectangular base. The central part of the pedestal, known as the die, was carefully reinstated with new lettering in 1992. The die is inscribed in Roman capitals on three faces, with a deep overhanging moulded cornice top.

On the west face, it reads: ‘MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman born 27th April 1750 Died 10th September 1797’. The south face states: ‘WILLIAM GODWIN author of Political Justice born 3rd March 1756 Died 7th April 1836 Aged 80 years’. The east face commemorates: ‘MARY JANE Second Wife of WILLIAM GODWIN Died 17th June 1841 Aged 75 years’.