CRICH PARISH

which consists of the villages of Crich, Fritchley and Whatstandwell.

Plaques and Memorials inside St. Mary's Church

Plaque 1

Ralph Wheldon Allen

Slate tablet to left of door when entering the church.

church plaque 1

In

Memory of

RALPH WHELDON ALLEN

Son of SAMUEL and ANN ALLEN

Who departed this life the 31st

of December 1799

Aged 17 years

A sprightly youth endowed with manly sense

Till God on high thought fit to call him hence

Duteous he was loved by his friends sincere

But now in sacred dust lies mouldering here

Ah! cruel death how could thou thus destroy

At once a fathers hope a mothers joy:

But may he rise where joy supreme is given

To mingle with the blessed saints in Heaven

 

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