Legge Monument In Churchyard, About 5 Metres East Of North Gate To Bell Lane From Churchyard, Church Of St Peter And St Paul

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE



11/218 Legge monument in churchyard, about 5m east of north gate to Bell Lane from churchyard, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

GV II

Chest tomb; probably 1834; ashlar. Plain lid, moulded edge, rectangular reeded pilasters at corners, framing raised rectangular panel with moulded edge and scalloped corners to long sides; anthemia in corners. Ends similar but raised circular panel.

Moulded top to plinth, which sets out for pilasters. To Major General Richard Legge, died 1834, his wife died 1845, a Bennett died 1841; other inscriptions. Design same as adjoining monument to Bennett family, (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO7170513965

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1850 IOE Records taken by Derek Simmonds; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Derek Simmonds. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project