Description

WESTLEIGH WESTLEIGH
SS 42 NE
3/139 Pair of gravestones to head and
foot of grave of George Saunders
approximately 13 metres south-
west of south-west corner of west
Tower of Church of St Peter
GV II
Pair of gravestones. 1745. Slate. Segmental arch headed. Headstone has incised
representation of angel blowing trumpet above inscription recording death of George
Saunders in 1745. Stone at foot of grave has skull and cross-bones flanking
pierced heart with verse:
'When Boarex blew great Neptunes waves
Did toss me to and fro
But now Anchor here does lye
with many more below.
Altho' at Anchor Here I lye
with many of our fleet
I shall one day set sail again
my Savior Christ to meet
Then cease to mourn my wife most dear
Who was to me most kind
And you also my tender child
Tho' you are left behind.'

Listing NGR: SS4723628627

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26457562

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014