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Latitude: 54.5416 / 54°32'29"N
Longitude: -1.9233 / 1°55'23"W
OS Eastings: 405061
OS Northings: 516265
OS Grid: NZ050162
Mapcode National: GBR HH0X.DQ
Mapcode Global: WHB4L.F3DN
Plus Code: 9C6WG3RG+MM
Entry Name: Hopper Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 29 January 1986
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1201335
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388789
ID on this website: 101201335
Location: St Mary's Church, Startforth, County Durham, DL12
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Barnard Castle
Built-Up Area: Barnard Castle
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Barnard Castle with Whorlton
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Tomb
BARNARD CASTLE
NZ0516SW NEWGATE
770-1/6/160 (South side (off))
29/01/86 Hopper tomb approximately 2 metres
south of Church of St Mary
GV II*
Chest tomb to George Hopper of Black Hedley, Northumberland,
d.1725. Sandstone ashlar. Richly carved and moulded. Plinth
with ovolo and cavetto mouldings supports 4 angle piers, with
plinths and cornices, and intermediate slabs on north and
south sides. Piers have symbolic foliage and flowers; side
piers rise as niches into sides of chest, with flanking and
end carved panels. North niche contains high relief figure of
gentleman in detailed early C18 dress with sidecoat and hat,
and masks, possibly portraits, on returns of pier; south niche
contains skeleton. Chest panels on north have memento mori
with knots, tassels and drapery, and elaborate initials;
inscriptions on north: `Here stands my statue carved in stone/
to mind ye liveing I am gone' and `he cometh forth like a
flower and it...'. On west: `Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord/ I know that my redeemer liveth'; on east carved
flowers; south niche has eroded inscription round skeleton;
coat of arms at left; and angels with trumpets and crown at
right, and `Revelations Chapter 2.v.10 - 'be thou faithfull
unto death and I will give thee a crown of life'. Gadroon
moulded cornice to top with enriched corded moulding to edge,
and raised fielded top with acanthus leaves and putti on wide
border; inscription: 'Here lyeth the body of George Son of
Humphrey Hopper of Black Headly in Northumberland and
Derwentwater, Gentleman, who departed this life March the 30th
A.D. 1725 aged 23.'
Listing NGR: NZ0506116265
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