Palmer Headstone About 37M North Of The West Tower Of The Church Of St Nicholas

BROADWOODWIDGER BROADWOODWIDGER SX 48 NW 8/58 Palmer headstone about 37m north of - the west tower of the Church of St Nicholas GV II* Headstone. Late C18. "engraved by William Ambrose, Stowford" carved on the back. Slate segmental-headed headstone commemorating Thomas Palmer, died 1789. Delightfully detailed carving of 3 scenes in the head . In the centre death as a skeleton holding an arrow draws aside the bed curtain of the bed where the dying man lies with "welcome death" inscribed on a scroll emerging from his mouth. A clock is carved above the scene with the verse "Let every youth prepared be/least death should strike so young as me/". Scenes on either side show angels consoling Thomas Palmer's parents with inscribed scrolls: the right-hand scene has a dialogue with the kneeling father whose scroll is inscribed "Oh my son", the angel's scroll with "grieve not for it is the Lords doing". The verse below the inscription includes "Just in my youthful blooming age/God took me from this earthly stage/It was by a putrid Fever sore/Not long when seiz'd before I was no more/". A particularly attractive example of a highly personalized headstone of rustic craftsmanship.

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