BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1083587
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:: BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
Statutory Address:: BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL

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Date:: 2002-10-09
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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1083587
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:: BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
Statutory Address 1:: BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BELLAMY MONUMENT AND HEADSTONE IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF NORTH GATE TO BELL LANE, CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Forest of Dean (District Authority)
Parish:: Westbury-on-Severn
National Grid Reference:: SO 71702 13952

Details

SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE

11/220 Bellamy monument and headstone in churchyard, about 15m south-south- east of north gate to Bell Lane, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

GV II

Chest tomb and headstone; 1775, 1677; stone. Rectangular chest tomb with short headstone against west end. Chest tomb has markedly weathered top with moulded edge; sides large raised oval panel with paterae in corners; ends elongated rectangular baluster, with fluted 'capital': shield with coat of arms on stem at west end, feature at east end too weathered to identify. Moulded base. Commemorates William Bellamy died 1775, wife 1792, 2 sons 1777 and 1793. Later inscriptions to 1879. Initial inscription well carved, uses long s. Headstone against west end to Samuel Bellamy, died 1677. Steeply cambered top with scrolled ends: raised margin around edge, carved with wavy scroll. Lettering well cut.

Listing NGR: SO7170213952

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Legacy System number:: 354301
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.