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Come Ye Blessed...
GREAT GONERBY LINCOLNSHIRE
CHURCH OF ST SEBASTIAN
Church Post Code NG31 8LB


There is just a single Vale of Belvoir Angel gravestone in the church grounds here; this one being to the wonderfully named Spirian Wilson.
The hour glass and crossed bones are included here, reminding the onlooker that Man is mortal and will die.
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The stone reads 'Here lies ye body of Spirian son of Spirian Wilson He died May ye 15th 1719 aged 23 year'
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'He loved peace and quietness he who here interr'd lies his reward is eternal bliss above the starry skys'
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Al always, the carving of the angel is exceptional. The mason here though had a real problem with the name Spirian Wilson, with letters being missed out and added above, on both Christian and surname.
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