Photographer's note: 'The tomb of Mary Ellis, erected in 1609, commemorates the life of a woman thought to be 119 at the time of her death. The tomb has an uneven surface to the covering slab, and was thought to have been used for sharpening scythes and knives.'
This is part of the Job: 2K/31717 Tombs, St Clement's Church, Leigh Hill, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex; within the Volume: VF000618 Historic England Listing; within the Series: HEC01/026 Historic Building Survey, Planning, Advice And Listing; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
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Photographer: Fitzgerald, Stella: Historic England
Church, Tomb