Sampson Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South West Of West End Of Church Of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Headstone.
Sampson Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South West Of West End Of Church Of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- cold-lime-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sampson headstone, located approximately 5 metres south-west of the west end of the Church of St Peter in Fremington, dates from 1799. It is made of slate and features a segmental nowy-arched inscription. The inscription reads: "Here Lyeth/in hopes of A Joyful Resurrection/the body of John Sampson/Yeoman of this parish who died/Oct 13 1799 aged 41./If sorrow for the Dead could life Restore/the wife for the husband might Deplore/but Grief and Sorrow can no Comforte find/as hee is now so All must be thats now behind/When this you see Remember me. And bear me/well in mind. And what you say when I'm away/Speak by me as you find."
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