Two Monuments In Churchyard, About 6 And 8 Metres South Of South Transept, Church Of St Mary The Virgin

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

ST4817 STOKE SUB HAMDON CP EAST STOKE (South side) 7/298 Two monuments in churchyard, about 6 and 8 metres south of south transept, Church of St.

Mary the Virgin - GV II* Two monuments of unusual types. C17 and C18. (a) Grad--ry monument 6 metres south: Chest tomb, Mid-C17. Ham stone. Base and part of body buried; oval panels in wreaths, one each end and two each flank, decorated pulvinated frieze; cavetto aould coving to heavy hipped top: on north side fine carved panel with console pilasters, scroll pilasters to south.

Commemorates Samuel Grad--ry died 1659. A very fine example. (b) Johnson monument 8 metres south: Chest tomb, early C18. Ham stone. Base buried; plain sides and flanks; plain frieze over string, cyma recta coving to heavy flat top.

Commemorates Robert Johnson, died 1707.

Listing NGR: ST4839617260

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0642 IOE Records taken by Sue Durant; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mrs Sue Durant. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project