Chest Tomb At 3 Metres North Of East End Of Church Of St Symphorian To Maria Kempe is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb At 3 Metres North Of East End Of Church Of St Symphorian To Maria Kempe
- WRENN ID
- south-gallery-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1794, is located 3 metres north of the east end of the Church of St Symphorian and commemorates Maria Kempe. It features a base made of slatestone rubble and a limestone lid that has a cavetto and torus moulded border, along with an inscribed slate insert. The tomb is rectangular in shape. The inscription reads: "Worth and Virtue claim the Pitying tear Well may the husband pour his sorrows here Yet cease to mourn, Let resignation boast That Heaven has gained what that fond Man has lost."
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