This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.
SU 08 NE PURTON CHURCH END
8/296 Group of 16 Plummer and Large monuments 12m south-west of south porch, Church of St. Mary
GV II Group of 16 chest tombs, mostly sandstone. C18 and early C19. Set in 3 rows.
East row, from north to south: (a) Limestone. Raised casket top, fluted pilasters and moulded base. Inscription in oval panel with reeded fascia over and paterae. To WILLIAM SHEPPARD, died 1826.
(b) Low moulded table, part buried. To RICHARD PLUMMER, died 1758, and wife.
(c) Similar to last, to RICHARD PLUMMER, date buried, and his wife.
(d) Moulded table and base. Recessed corner balusters.
Inscription in moulded panel. To GEORGE SUTTON, died 1819.
Middle row, from north: (e) Decorated and hipped table, recessed corner balusters. Inscription in moulded panel, to EDWARD PLUMMER, died 1844, and wife SARAH.
(f) Moulded table and base. Recessed corner balusters.
Decoration in corners, to EDWARD DEANE, died 1776.
(g) Limestone. Oval chest tomb. Moulded table and base. Raised panels, shields at ends, branches below. To EDWARD PLUMMER, date not legible.
(h) Limestone. Moulded table and base. Recessed corner balusters. To THOMAS PLUMMER, died 1797.
(i) Moulded table and base. Recessed corner balusters.
Inscription in oval panel, to WILLIAM PLUMMER, died 1866.
(j) Similar, but hipped table. To RICHARD PLUMMER, died 1824.
(k) Similar but flat table. To THOMAS PLUMMER, died 1838.
West row, from north: (l) Moulded table and base. Recessed corner balusters.
To WILLIAM LARGE, died 1823.
(m) Similar, to WILLIAM and RACHEL LARGE, died 1807 and 1815.
(n) Similar but table inscribed. To ROBERT and ELIZABETH LARGE, died 1834 and 1842.
(o) Hipped and decorated table. Moulded base.
Recessed fluted corner balusters. To WILLIAM LARGE, died 1850, and MARY his wife, died 1838.
Listing NGR: SU0967287153
This is part of the Series: IOE01/1597 IOE Records taken by Chris Pocock; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England
© Mr Chris Pocock. Source: Historic England Archive
This photograph was taken for the Images of England project
Photographer: Pocock, Chris
Rights Holder: Pocock, Chris
Limestone, Stuart Chest Tomb, Georgian Religious Ritual And Funerary, Victorian Tomb, Funerary Site
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