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Small headstone with round top, and checked, then scotia shoulders. Ledger stone, unusual and complex design. It contains a raised design of a cross with a circle at its centre. The cross stands on an area that resembles a field of stones, and has two rectangular shapes either side of its base, that resemble tomb stones. The headstone, ledger stone and footstone are all aligned on a NE/SW orientation, rather than the usual E/W. The ledger stone is tapered from the small headstone to the even smaller footstone, and it is quite short, and is in proportion to the small stones. It suggests a child burial, but the person was 68 years old.
loving memory of Elizabeth BISHOP w[ife] [of] Richard BISHOP w[ho] [died] [Oct] [26th] 1884 aged 68 years Her end was peace Small footstone, similar in design to the main stone, but even smaller. The stone has fallen.
1884 [BR: "1884 29 Oct BISHOP Elizabeth 67yrs North Leigh" ]
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