Tomb Of George Du Maurier And Wife In St Johns Churchyard Extension

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TQ2685NW CHURCH ROW 798-1/26/259 Tomb of George du Maurier & wife in 14/05/74 St John's Churchyard Extension (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH ROW Grave of George Du Maurier (St John's Graveyard))

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Headboard slotted and pegged into supporting Celtic crosses. c1896. By Thomas Armstrong. Timber. Board inscribed on south side to memory of George Busson du Maurier and with a quotation from Trilby, his most successful novel, "A little trust that, when we die, we reap our sowing - and so, goodbye!"; on north side to wife, Emma; top capped with copper having a fishscale tile design. Carved Celtic crosses partially capped with copper and having further inscriptions on copper plaques. Set into stone base with paved stone surround. HISTORICAL NOTE: George du Maurier was a cartoonist for Punch magazine and novelist who lived in Hampstead 1870-1895.

Listing NGR: TQ2624885648