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St Mary, Thorpe
Grade 2* listed building erected in the 12th century.
Image: © Michael FORD
Taken: Unknown
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St Mary's
Thorpe's church is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. It probably dates from the 1300s but the brick tower is 16th Century.
Image: © Colin Smith
Taken: 15 Feb 2009
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Cast-iron memorial, St Mary's churchyard, Thorpe
Cast-iron 'headstones' aren't particularly rare, but at Thorpe there are a good number of them, arranged along the north-east wall of the churchyard. The name on this one is George Rockall, 'Late of HMS Trafalgar, R.N.' - and the date, December 1896. The other cast-iron markers seemed to date from the 1890's and early 1900's.
I've never before met the surname Rockall, but you could hardly find a more nautical name.
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 6 Dec 2013
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St Mary's Churchyard, Thorpe
Image: © Pierre Terre
Taken: 13 Jul 2009
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Eighteenth century headstone, St Mary's churchyard, Thorpe
A simple but bold design, with big, bold lettering. If I'm right, the wording reads as follows:
Here Lies the Body
of Mavrice Bayley
Juner who Departed
ys life July ye 6th 1779
Aged 28 years
'Juner' must - I think - be a rustic spelling of 'junior'. From a quick look at other stones nearby, it seems that the Bayley family used the name 'Maurice' in three successive generations - though the spelling (as recorded by the mason) varied, appearing as
Maurice, Mavrice and Moreis.
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 6 Dec 2013
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St Mary's Churchyard, Thorpe
Image: © Pierre Terre
Taken: 13 Jul 2009
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Old Cottage in Church Approach
Attractive thatched half-timbered cottage in Thorpe. it is part of the TASIS complex (The American School in Switzerland (English Branch)).
Image: © Colin Smith
Taken: 15 Feb 2009
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St Mary's Church, Thorpe
This old church is at the end of Church Approach, off Coldharbour Lane. The church is probably 14th Century and was used by the famous Hardy of HMS Victory.
Image: © Colin Smith
Taken: 15 Feb 2009
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Thorpe Village
Looking towards the 18th century Renalds Herne.
Image: © Pierre Terre
Taken: 13 Jul 2009
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Thorpe Village
Image: © Pierre Terre
Taken: 13 Jul 2009
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