The monumental inscription reads:

James Henry Close

Born at 'Lingstubbs', Penrith,
7th May 1870,
Died at 'Hunters Close', Carperby,
28th March 1939;

Margaret Amelia,
Born 'The Firs', Carperby,
23rd April 1873
Died 'Hunters Close', Carperby,
2nd May 1962

'I will walk at liberty, for I have followed his precepts'
Psalm 119 V 45