Fifteen Monuments Including Kingdon, About 13 to 23 Metres South of First Aisle Buttress From East in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

FIFTEEN MONUMENTS INCLUDING KINGDON, ABOUT 13 TO 23 METRES SOUTH OF FIRST AISLE BUTTRESS FROM EAST IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1090003
Date first listed:
17-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:
Fifteen Monuments Including Kingdon, About 13 to 23 Metres South of First Aisle Buttress From East in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:
FIFTEEN MONUMENTS INCLUDING KINGDON, ABOUT 13 TO 23 METRES SOUTH OF FIRST AISLE BUTTRESS FROM EAST IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1090003
Date first listed:
17-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:
Fifteen Monuments Including Kingdon, About 13 to 23 Metres South of First Aisle Buttress From East in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:
FIFTEEN MONUMENTS INCLUDING KINGDON, ABOUT 13 TO 23 METRES SOUTH OF FIRST AISLE BUTTRESS FROM EAST IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET

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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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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

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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Statutory Address:
FIFTEEN MONUMENTS INCLUDING KINGDON, ABOUT 13 TO 23 METRES SOUTH OF FIRST AISLE BUTTRESS FROM EAST IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
Fairford
National Grid Reference:
SP 15167 01140

Details

SP 1401-1501 FAIRFORD HIGH STREET (west side)

13/151 Fifteen monuments including Kingdon, about 13-23m south of first aisle buttress from east in churchyard of Church of St. Mary

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Three chest tombs: From north to south: Kingdon 1807, Unidentified 1729 and mid C18; with 12 headstones of mid/late C18, six between Kingdon and west end of Unidentified of 1729, 6 south of east end of latter. Limestone. Kingdon and Unidentified of 1729 both with stepped tent top with curved top section and roll moulding, moulded plinth and capping on base, slightly fielded ends and sides. Kingdon has piece missing on plinth to south; Unidentified has low relief flanking side strips, and plain frieze. Headstones between, 2 central ones with high relief cartouche and cherub's head, rest plain. Headstones to south, 3 with high relief cartouche and cherub's head, rest plain, one dated 1788. Unidentified tomb to south west almost completely overgrown at time of survey (September 1985) but appears to have stepped tent top, moulded plinth and capping on double base, plain ends and sides, with fluted side strips and some low relief carving.

Listing NGR: SP1516701140

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Legacy System number:
129707
Legacy System:
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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.

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