PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER

PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1300623
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address:: PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1300623
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address 1:: PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Statutory Address:: PAIR OF RAISED GRAVE SLABS, MEMORIALS TO GEORGE WILDSMITH AND GEORGE STRINGER, APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Woolley
National Grid Reference:: SE 31926 12999

Details

SE31SW WOOLLEY CHURCH STREET (east side, off)

4/116 Pair of raised grave slabs, memorials to George Wildsmith and George Stringer, approx. 10m south of west tower of Church of St. Peter

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Pair of raised grave slabs. c1723 and 1724. Ashlar. Memorial to "George Wildsmith later Founder at the Banke Furnace in the Parish of Thornhill", died 28th July 1724 aged 27. Memorial to "George Stringer senir. Late of Woolley Edge yeomn.", died 11th January 1723 aged 64. Both have channelled borders with finely-carved semicircular-arched heads. That to left has winged-head spandrels and carved heart motif.

Listing NGR: SE3192612999

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.