RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1090655
Date first listed:: 09-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM
Statutory Address:: RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1090655
Date first listed:: 09-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM
Statutory Address 1:: RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM

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Statutory Address:: RAILED ENCLOSURE OF HALE FAMILY MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST KENELM

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Stroud (District Authority)
Parish:: Alderley
National Grid Reference:: ST 76836 90789

Details

ST 79 SE ALDERLEY ALDERLEY VILLAGE

8/8 Railed enclosure of Hale family monuments in south-west corner of churchyard of Church of St. Kenel

II

Railed enclosure containing 17 tombs in total, of which three - 2 cross memorials and one marble slab tomb - are not of special interest. Remaining 14 chest tombs of limestone date from late C17 to early C19 and are of Hale family. 2 monuments are of particular interest: a) Unidentified monument, closest to west door of church, early/mid C18. Tall chest tomb on high base with moulded plinth and capping, curved ends and very large rounded pyramidal cap. b) Monument to Matthew Hale, died 1706, and his wife Maria. Chest tomb on large shallow base, moulded plinth and capping with indented long sides, elaborate moulded cap the length of the chest rising to a section with coat of arms on north side with gadrooned edge, surmounted by urn finial.

Listing NGR: ST7683690789

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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.