Tomb of Charles Booth, Approx.12M. North of Nave of the Church of St Andrew
TOMB OF CHARLES BOOTH, APPROX.12M. NORTH OF NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1067843
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-2002
- Statutory Address:
- TOMB OF CHARLES BOOTH, APPROX.12M. NORTH OF NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1067843
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-2002
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOMB OF CHARLES BOOTH, APPROX.12M. NORTH OF NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOMB OF CHARLES BOOTH, APPROX.12M. NORTH OF NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 42661 17459
Details
52/0/10011 MAIN STREET
12-SEP-02 Thringstone
Tomb of Charles Booth, approx.12m. nor
th of nave of the Church of St Andrew
GV II
Monument. Ashlar. Dated 1916. Low rectangular slab tomb with slightly curving top is set on stepped base. Inlaid inscriptions to Charles Booth, 1840-1916, and his wife, Mary Catherine, 1847-1939.
Charles Booth was the notable researcher and writer, whose important statistical analysis of the state of the London poor provided the basis for the Welfare State. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1904. His wife was a granddaughter of Zachary Macaulay, who worked for the abolition of the slave trade, and a niece of Lord Macaulay, the historian.
This monument forms a group with the nearby Church of St. Andrew (qv).
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 489804
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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