SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1099812
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:: SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Statutory Address:: SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1099812
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:: SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Statutory Address 1:: SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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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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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Statutory Address:: SCATTERED GROUP OF NINE MONUMENTS (SOME OVERGROWN OR WITH ILLEGIBLE INSCRIPTIONS) TO NORTH AND WEST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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

District:: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Madley
National Grid Reference:: SO 41985 38748

Details

SO 43 NW MADLEY CP -

4/46 Scattered group of nine monuments (some overgrown or with illegible inscriptions) to north and west of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

GV II

Seven chest tombs and two pedestal tombs:

Chest tomb for Mary Wheeler, died 1831 (about 18 yards north of the north porch). Sandstone ashlar. Hipped capping with panels inclined inwards towards base, trapezium-shaped side panels with incised margins to inscription.

Chest tomb for William Williams, died 1837 (about two yards north-east of north-east corner of north porch). Sandstone ashlar. Deep plinth, moulded hipped capping, corner balusters and inscription panels with quadrant corners to margins.

Overgrown pedestal tomb (about five yards north of Williams monument).

Chest tomb with illegible inscription and twin side panels (about 10 yards west of above).

Two overgrown chest tombs (one about four yards north-west, the other five yards west-south-west of above).

Overgrown chest tomb (about 12 yards east of Wheeler monument). Small corner balusters.

Pedestal tomb with inscription panels removed, c1840. Sandstone ashlar, fluted corner columns, acanthus frieze, quadrant corners to margins of side panels, low hipped moulded capping with ball finial (about 10 yards west of west door).

Overgrown chest tomb for William Symonds, died 1829 (about five yards north-west of above), fluted panels flank side inscription panels which have margins with quadrant corners.

The group as a whole occupies a prominent position in the churchyard.

Listing NGR: SO4198538748

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Legacy System number:: 155099
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.