Thomas Berridge
This is a stone found in the churchyard of St Winifreds Church, Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire, England.
Here
Lie the Remains of
Thomas Berridge
Who departed this Life
May 31 1777
Aged 77 Years
This stone was fixed here
At the sole Expense of
Mary his last Wife
Interesting footnote on this one, I don't remember seeing anything quite like that before and it makes you wonder if Mary was trying to make a point to someone, or was it a social display of their/her wealth.
Not a lot of symbolism at work on this one, although the upper corners appear to have a torch like carving. An upright flaming torch is symbolic of life, and Thomas had a long one at 77 years old.
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