Description

ST GILES ST GILES IN THE WOOD
SS 53 18 IN THE WOOD
18/241 Pair of adjacent anonymous head-
- stones approximately 34 metres
south-south-west of the tower of
the Church of St Giles

GV II

Pair of anonymous headstones. Undated, probably late C18. Both are slate. They
stand side by side. The left one is square-headed standing approximately 500
millimetres high. The right one is nowy-headed and stands approximately 650
millimetres high. Both are inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case
lettering. Both are poetic epitaphs with no name or date included.
The left headstone inscription is addressed to parents and suggests it commemorates
the death of more than one infant. By contrast the right headstone inscription
speaks of an old person, "near ninety years" and is addressed to their "children's
children's children".
Both stones have been moved to here.

Listing NGR: SS5329618935

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26398946

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas