Burlton Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Simon and St Jude
BURLTON MEMORIAL AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST SIMON AND ST JUDE, SHREWSBURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1055950
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1988
- Statutory Address:
- BURLTON MEMORIAL AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST SIMON AND ST JUDE, SHREWSBURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1055950
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1988
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURLTON MEMORIAL AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST SIMON AND ST JUDE, SHREWSBURY ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BURLTON MEMORIAL AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST SIMON AND ST JUDE, SHREWSBURY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cockshutt
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 43485 29211
Details
COCKSHUTT C.P. SHREWSBURY ROAD (north- SJ 42 NW east side) 12/61 Burlton memorial and - railed enclosure approx. 2m south of nave of Church of St. Simon and St. Jude GV II Pedestal tomb and railed enclosure. Circa 1819. Limestone. Square section with moulded plinth and capping surmounted by urn-shaped finial with scalloped underside on 2 square slabs. Moulded inscription panels with fluted cornice above, north in memory of John Burlton and his wife, Elizabeth (both died 1819). Inscription on west commemorates their son, John Burlton and his daughter, Jane (both died 1818). Inscription on south to their son-in-law, Timothy Oakley (died 1821) and their daughter, Elizabeth (died 1822). Inscription on east commemorates John Bookey Griffiths (died 1849). Tomb stands within low railed enclosure on low chamfered plinth: twisted cast-iron railings.
Listing NGR: SJ4348529211
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- 260761
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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