St Helen's Bishopsgate Churchyard - Great St Helen's, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 30.889 W 000° 04.933
30U E 702445 N 5711113
The churchyard of St Helen's Bishopsgate has been paved over with just a few grave stones remaining some stones form part of the paving. The gravestones are to be found to the west of the church in Great St Helen's.
Waymark Code: WMQEFC
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/16/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 3

The church dates from the 12th century with alterations having been made over the years. The church was restored and re-ordered in 1995 following damage caused by terrorist bombings in 1992 and 1993.

One of the gravestones has an inscription that, in the most part, can be read:

Sacred

To the memory of
Mrs Mary Freeman
beloved wife of
Mr John Freeman
who died August 4th 1881
aged 72 years
also
Mr Thomas Edwards
son-in-law to the above
who died Novr 2nd 1830
aged 31

The remains
of the above named
Mr John Freeman
who during a period
of 48 years was a xxxxxxxx
respected inhabitant
of this parish
are deposited
also near this stone
He died June 6th 18xx
aged 72

The remainder of the text is unreadable. A series of "x" indicate unreadable letters.

Name of church or churchyard: St Helen's Bishopgate

Approximate Size: Very Small (1-10)

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