Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . Stouti Cotlin-lid, Haukswell. 1 See Whittakers Richmondshire, vol. 320: also see Bran dons Par ish Churches,p. 109 : and vol. ii. p. 91. 2 I would venture to suggest that thevarious periodical publications devoted toarch geological intelligence, would be ntdepositories for accurate lists of earlymonuments ; and such lists might eachcom
Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . Stouti Cotlin-lid, Haukswell. 1 See Whittakers Richmondshire, vol. 320: also see Bran dons Par ish Churches,p. 109 : and vol. ii. p. 91. 2 I would venture to suggest that thevarious periodical publications devoted toarch geological intelligence, would be ntdepositories for accurate lists of earlymonuments ; and such lists might eachcomprise some district — a deanery, forexample—within the range of individualobservation. I may add, that any search for early monumental stones must remainincomplete, unless, in many cases, bothsides of old slabs are examined ; for, with-out doubt, very many of the old stones inour churches, which now present a plainsurface to the view, if reversed, would dis-close some sculptured or incised memo-rial, thus unexpectedly preserved. Thereis also, it may be confidently assumed, avast number of monuments covered overby the modern Two small Monumental Slabs, Church of Kt. T<*tpr at Gowts. Lincoln IN ENGLAND AND WALES. S3 memorate a single individual only. Occasionally, however, thisgeneral rule was set aside, and the same slab was employed as thememorial of two or more persons. Thus, at Dunster in Somerset-shire, two crosses are placed side by side on one slab, evidently withthe view to indicate that it was designed to preserve the memoryof two persons. Slabs bearing two crosses are also preserved atBibchester in Yorkshire, Goosnargh in Lancashire, at AyclifFe inthe county of Durham, at East Shaftoe and at Newbigging inNorthumberland, in the city of Lincoln, &c. Another slab atLincoln proclaims itself the monument of three persons, by bear-ing on its surface the cross-symbol so many times repeated; andagain, at Gainford in Durham, there are three crosses upon thesame sla
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