Description

BEDLINGTON CHURCH LANE
NZ 2681 NW (East side)
Bedlington

9/58 Hedley headstone
14 metres south of
chancel of Church
of St. Cuthbert
GV II

Headstone, 1805. Sandstone. Relief carving of anchor, arrow and scythe within
cable moulding, flanked by sailing ships and above overturned boat, on billows
with heads of drowning persons.

Sacred to the Memory
of John Hedley of North Blyth
Pilot
taken to the Mercy of God
being drowned (with three other Pilots)
while employed in the duty of his Calling
on the 14th day of January 1805
Aged 39 years
He left a widow and three small children
to bewail his loss
Weep for yourselves, for me lament no more
I'm safely landed on a peaceful shore
My Home's in Him whose word proclaimeth this
-I am the Way to everlasting Bliss

For two of the other pilots, see Redford headstone at Newbiggin and Watts
headstone at Blyth.

Listing NGR: NZ2605981797

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26591262

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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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  For the Record
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)