Description

SHOTLEY LOW QUARTER GREYMARE HILL
NZ 05 NW
10/262
Hunter headstone 3
metres south-east
of chancel of Church
of St. Andrew.

GV ll

Headstone, 1799. Sandstone. Shaped top with relief carving of
blacksmith's tools above inscription to John Hunter of Black Hedley
Woodhouse. Rear has verse:

My Anvil and Hammer lies declind
My Bellows have quite lost their wind
My Fires extinct my Forge decayd
My Vice is in the dust all laid
My Coals is spent my Iron gone
My Nails are drove my Work is done
My Mortal part lies nigh this stone
My Soul to Heaven I hope is gone.

Listing NGR: NZ0454055196

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26297383

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014