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| Wall plaque in memory of Ralph Sparke & family Jane, Isaac, & Elizabeth |
| plaque | memorial |
| marble |
| white on black |
| White marble with urn, on black. |
| In Memory of |
| RALPH SPARKE ESQR |
| of Summerrods, |
| who died the 9th of May 1805; |
| Aged 65 Years. |
| Also of JANE, his Wife, |
| who died the 6th of July 1806; |
| Aged 56 Years. |
|
| And also of ISAAC SPARKE ESQR |
| of Summerrods their Son, |
| who died the 15thof September 1816; |
| Aged 23 Years. |
| And also of |
| ELIZABETH MARY SPARKE |
| his Wife, |
| who died the 27thof March 1819; |
| Aged 22 Years. |
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| Jopling, Gateshead [inscribed at bottom right] |
| 1805–1819 |
Burial Register: Ralph Sparke, Esq., Summerrods, 13 May 1805; Jane Sparke, widow of Ralph Esq., 26 Jul 1806; Isaac Sparke, Summerrods, 23, 23 Sep 1816 (see hatchment HEXAB3058); Eliz. Mary Sparke, Leazes, 1 Apr 1819.
1823: “North aisle of the choir—white marble tomb, urn, and drapery, on a blue ground— … [Jopling, Gateshead.]” [A B Wright, 1823 p.99] |
| H 1.75 m |
W 0.75 m |
D 0.10 m |
| Chancel/North Aisle/North Wall/Bay 1 (W) |
| CND: CNW3; EM 215; NCH3 199. |