Description:Gravestone in the churchyard of St. Mary and All Saints’ Church, Bradley. The church dates from the Norman period but was rebuilt in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
The inscription reads: "In Memory of E.D.W. Bate of Bradley who dyed May 20 y 1724 aged 58. And near him lie the remains of his Son Joseph dyed 10 Sep 1724".
Edward Bate was buried on 24 May 1724. Joseph, the son of Edward and Ann(a) Bate was baptised on 31 October 1718 at Bradley. He was buried on 14 September 1724.