2 ADJACENT BROWN HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104140
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1988
- Statutory Address:
- 2 ADJACENT BROWN HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- 2 ADJACENT BROWN HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Branscombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 19558 88456
Details
SY 18 NE BRANSCOMBE BRANSCOMBE
7/33 2 adjacent Brown headstones
- approximately 7 metres south of
chancel of Church of St Winifred
GV II
2 adjacent headstones. Both are C18 in memory of members of the Brown family. Both
are Beerstone ashlar upright slabs with concave corners. The northern one stands
approximately 700 millimetres high. Its front has a moulded frame and at the top is
a carved open book with a quotation on it and this is flanked by a skull and
hourglass. The inscription is Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and
records the death of Ann Brown in 1762. The southern one stands approximately 600
millimetres high. Here the front has a round-headed frame with a carved winged
cherub's head at the apex flanked by ribbon scrolls. The first word of the
inscription is in Gothic lettering, the rest is Roman serif upper and lower case
lettering and it records the death of Reginius Brown in 1771.
Listing NGR: SY1955888436
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88704
- 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.
End of official listing
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