Description

NZ 1616 - 1716 GAINFORD LOW GREEN
(South side, off)

9/118 Headstone to Thomas
Williamson,5 metres
south of Church of St.Mary
II

Headstone. 1777 to Thomas Williamson. Sandstone slab with shaped segmental
head containing relief of angel head and wings. Inscribed: In Remberance of
THOMAS WILLIAMSON late of Summerhouse, who departed this life, Sept. the 9th
1777. Aged 65.
My Sledge and Hammer lie declin'd
My Bellows have quite lost their wind,
My Fires extinct my forge decay'd
My Vice is in the dust all laid
My Coal is spent my Irons gone
My nails are drove my Work is done
My fire dryd Corps lie(sic)here at rest
My Soul Smoke like Soars to be blest

Listing NGR: NZ1698116673

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26608771

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)