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SK 21 76
6/27

PARISH OF EYAM
CHURCH STREET (North Side)
Tomb of Catherine Mompesson, 7 metres East of Church Porch

GV
II

Table tomb. 1666. Stone. Stepped base. Above, inset panels to all sides. Flat baluster-type corner pilasters. To north and south sides, raised armorial shields. East face has worn remains of carved hour glass. Beneath, inscription 'Mors Mihi Lucrum'. Similar hour glass to west face with winged plaque below inscribed 'Cavee'. Below again, stone inscribed' 'Nescitis Horam'. Slab over with heavily moulded edges. Top inscribed 'Catherina Uxor Guliemus Mompesson Huius Ecclesiae Rects Filia Randolphi Carr Nuper de Cocken in Comitati Durelmensis Armigeri Sepulta Vicessimo Quinto die Mansis Augti Ano Dni 1666'.

Also listed for historic interest.

Catherine Mompesson was the wife of the rector of Eyam who stopped the plague of 1666 from spreading to other areas.

Listing NGR: SK2179176402

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619545

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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