Sir Samuel Thorold monument - All Saints - Harmston, Lincolnshire - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Memorial of Sir Samuel Thorold, who died in 1737, on the north chancel wall of All Saints' church, Harmston. It features a bust of the deceased dressed in Roman toga, with putto to left and right.

The inscription reads -
Here lyeth the body of Sr Samuel Thorold, Bart, (who was the seventh son of
Charles Thorold Esqr. And brother to Sir George Thorold Bart. who
is also here interr'd) of whom it may with strict justice be truly said, that as he
was blest with very plentiful estate, so he wanted not a heart to make a
proper use of it, for notwithstanding his natural inclination directed him to ye choice
of a retired life, he was never more delighted then when proper opportunities
presented for his shewing his benevolence to mankind, by endeavouring to make others as
happy as he himself desired to be, and tho the world might have loss from his
retirement in ye want of that sincere and friendly converse which he always practised
yet, as it did not proceed either from pride or moroseness but merely from a studious
disposition or a disapprobation of all vain ostentations in public life, every wise man will
readily excuse him. He departed this life the 1st January 1737/8 in the 65th year of his age.

Approximate Age of Artefact: 1737 Relevant Website: Not listed

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