Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Circa 2 1/2 Metres South of the Porch
UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CIRCA 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1091884
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Circa 2 1/2 Metres South of the Porch
- Statutory Address:
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CIRCA 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1091884
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Circa 2 1/2 Metres South of the Porch
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CIRCA 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH
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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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CIRCA 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Tewkesbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stoke Orchard
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 90497 29481
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/06/2017
SO 92 NW
7/125
STOKE ORCHARD
TREDINGTON
Unidentified monument in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, circa 2.5 metres south of the porch
GV
II*
Unidentified chest tomb. Late C17-early C18. Limestone with an oval brass plaque on the south side with a rhyming verse in italics
'TO THE READER / If teares of Friends may be a Pollincture / To make my dust to after times endure / Or Hearts of Men are Tombs, and a good name / Make's Epitaphs and Pyramids of Fame / What mean's this Pile. It stands if Thou maist see / Time's hand now Jogs ye Glasse that runs for thee /. Perfect thy loose Accounts and Coppy mine / Thy few surviving dayes soe shall me Joyne / In triumph over Death and Time and bee / Most happy Comforts of Eternite / H. Vale'.
Raised margin around plaque with bellflower decoration and winged cherub's head at top with swags either side. Stylized skulls in low engaged plinths either side of the inscription. South side matches the north side but has lost its brass plaque. Lyre-shaped ends with foliate decoration on the sides. Hour glass, skull and winged cherub's head at west end. Oval plaque with a raised margin and bellflower decoration at east end. Thick moulded capping with dentil decoration.
Listing NGR: SO9049729481
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 134533
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
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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