The monumental inscription reads:

In Loving Memory
Of
Clarkson Close
Of
Swaledale and Leeds

And His Elder Son
John Clarkson Close
M.A. (CANTAB)
Who Died On The
8th Feb 1957
Aged 44 Years

And
May Florence Close
Wife And Mother
Of The Above
Who Died On The
22nd January 1968

Also Their Second Son
James William Close
Who Died On The
14th March 1991

And Their Only Daughter
Barbara Close
Who Died On The
14th April 1995