Scarrington
St John of Beverley

Monuments and Memorials

Chancel

On the north wall of the chancel are two brass plaques:

1995
RENEWAL OF THE CHANCEL AND SANCTUARY
FLOORS AND REDECORATION OF THIS CHURCH
WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY LEGACIES FROM
MRS M. SAWYER AND THE
MISSES G. & M. PICKWORTH
AND DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF
THE LATE CHARLES EDWARD BRIGHT,
CHURCHWARDEN 1988 - 1994
THIS CHANCEL FLOOR
WAS RESTORED IN 1948
IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE LIFE OF
JOHN WORLEY
1837 – 1922
WHO SERVED THIS CHURCH
FOR MANY YEARS AS PARISH CLERK
AND TWICE AS VICAR’S WARDEN

On the south wall is a monument to Henry Flower (died 3 September 1843) and his wife, Mary (died 3 February 1829):

IN MEMORY OF
HENRY FLOWER, GENT,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
SEPTEMBER III, MDCCCXLIII,
AGED LXXIX YEARS.

ALSO OF
MARY HIS WIFE
WHO DIED FEBRUARY III, MDCCCXXIX,
AGED LXI YEARS.

The parish registers record that Henry Flower, of Scarrington, and Mary Vincent, of Bottesford, were married at Orston, 7 March 1791.

South Aisle

Memorial to Ann, wife of George Worley, who died on 19 October 1902 aged 75. She was a caretaker at the church for many years.

REQVIESCAT IN PACE ANN GEORGII
WORLEY DE VICO LVNNON CONIVX
QUAE CVM PER VNVM ET
VIGINTI ANNOS HANC DOMVM DEI
SEDVLA CVRAVISSET MINISTERIO
FERIA SEXTA FIDELITER PERFVNCTA
DIE LABENTE IN VMBRAM MORTIS
REPENTE VOCATA EST ; IANVAM
VITAE PER TENEBRAS ADEPTA
DIE DOMINICA XIV KAL: NOV:
ANNO SALVTIS NOSTRAE MCMII°
AETATIS SVAE LXXV°.

Tower

On the south wall of the ground floor of the tower is a memorial plaque to Freda Howard (died 1993):

rosa rugosa plants in the churchyard
are in memory of

Freda Mary Howard, 1917 – 1993

Parish Clerk, Councillor and Mayor of Rushcliffe