Rookby Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South Of Church Of St Edmund King And Martyr is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Tombstone.

Rookby Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South Of Church Of St Edmund King And Martyr

WRENN ID: south-gravel-finch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 December 1987
Type: Tombstone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NZ 10 SW 9/74

MARSKE MARSKE Rookby Memorial approximately 20 metres south of Church of St Edmund King and Martyr

GV II

Tombstone. c1771. Ashlar sandstone. Stone with rounded centre top and incised edge. Inscription commemorates two brothers, William and Joseph Rookby, who were drowned in Clapgate Beck on 16 November 1771 aged 37 and 33 respectively. The item is included for historical interest as the River Swale and its tributaries rise very swiftly after isolated storms, and down the centuries have tragically claimed many lives.

Listing NGR: NZ1045900465

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