Gravestone at Tynemouth Priory commemorating George Lisle, his brother Robert and his sons George and Robert d. 1848 in the capsize of a pilot boat
Location
Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'[Ribbon] 'IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH', 'HERE / LIE THE BODIES OF / GEORGE LISLE; AGED 57 / AND OF HIS TWO SONS / GEORGE LISLE AGED 34 / ROBERT LISLE AGED 24 / ALSO HIS BROTHER / ROBERT LISLE AGED 50 / all fisherman and pilots of Cullercoats / who formed part of a boat's crew / of seven men lost on the bar / of Cullercoats Harbour when going off / to pilot a Vessel on the morning of / THE 2ND FEBRUARY 1848 / Art thou a Christian? When Death's Angels meets thee / stretched on thy bed or on mid the salt sea foam, / Cheer up! Cheer up! 'Tis as a friend he greets thee / thy Father's messenger to call thee home . / Art thou a worldling? Then, oh then remember / that as the tree shall fall, so must it lie. / And no less solemn truth, as leans the timber / so does it fall! Oh then prepare to die.'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Artists: J. Partis
People
Age: 57
Date of Death: 2/2/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; pilot
Organisation:
Lisle, George
Age: 34
Date of Death: 2/2/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; pilot
Organisation:
Lisle, Robert
Age: 24
Date of Death: 2/2/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; pilot
Organisation:
Lisle, Robert
Age: 50
Date of Death: 1/2/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; pilot
Organisation: