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Perpetuis Annis Latitant hic Ossa Johannis |
(The inscription translates as: Here for perpetual years lie hidden the bones of John).
The Revd John Parsons was the vicar of Arnold from 1744-60 and died in 1769. The inscription on the tablet reads:
The soul which inhabited the body of John Parsons now laid at thy feet is at this time partaking of the due reward of its deeds. Its state is now unalterable. If good, it is happy without fear of change. If not, how great a mercy would he esteem it to be but for a short time, as thou art, capable of avoiding the torments of Hell and of being made partaker of the joys of Heaven to all eternity. |
A memorial reads:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARY ANN, THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOSEPH WHITAKER, OF RAMSDALE HOUSE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 15TH. DAY OF OCTOBER, 1846, AGED 57 YEARS. |
The Revd Geoffrey Francis Holcombe was for sixty years rector of Arnold. He died in 1872. The inscription reads:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE ![]() My soul waiteth for the Lord. Psalm 130.6. |
A plate beneath one of the windows reads:
THIS TABLET LIEUTENANT - COLONEL |
Four of the older gravestones have been moved inside for protection and now stand in the south aisle. They are now fixed to the wall behind the font.
Made of slate:
Mrs MARY FENNER departed this Life 29th Decemr 1760 in the 60th Year of her Age |