ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD TWELVE TOMBS IN ST LAURENCE'S CHURCHYARD

ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD, FORBURY ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113533
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1978
List Entry Name:: ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD TWELVE TOMBS IN ST LAURENCE'S CHURCHYARD
Statutory Address:: ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD, FORBURY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113533
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1978
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Mar-1980
List Entry Name:: ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD TWELVE TOMBS IN ST LAURENCE'S CHURCHYARD
Statutory Address 1:: ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD, FORBURY ROAD
Statutory Address 2:: TWELVE TOMBS IN ST LAURENCE'S CHURCHYARD, MARKET PLACE

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

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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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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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Location

Statutory Address:: ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD, FORBURY ROAD
Statutory Address:: TWELVE TOMBS IN ST LAURENCE'S CHURCHYARD, MARKET PLACE

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

District:: Reading (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SU 71740 73553

Details

MARKET PLACE 1. 5128 Monuments and graves tones in St Laurence's Churchyard SU 7173 NE 1/202A II GV 2. 1. 2 stone chest tombs at north-east corner of church, the nearest to church early C19 with double panels. The other a good mid C18 tomb with corner balusters, oval side panels with hourglasses to north, cherubs to south. 2. Sarcophyus-type with tapering sides. Early C19 lacking railings. At east end of church. 3. Chest tomb east of item 1. above. 1809 Austwick vault. Corner piers with arched panels. 4. Chest tomb east of item 3. High plinth. Fluted and reeded corner shafts. 5. To north-east of item 1. 1800. Mortimer vault, lacking railings. Chest tomb with panelled sides. 6. South of item 5. Circa 1827. Square plan, raking sides, with channelled corner piers and antefixae; ball finial broken. 7. South of item 6. circa 1810. High chest tomb with panelled corner piers. To north of churchyard path are various memorials, the best are in a group near south-east corner of the Forbury extension of the Municipal buildings. 8. The following. a. Circa 1820. Sarcophagus-type which formerly had marble memorial tablet. Fluted fireze b. Circa 1830. High chest tomb with missing railings. Vines family vault, Panelled corner piers. c. Low chest tomb. Hoffmn family circa 1857. Fluted corner piers. d, Good circa 1797 chest tomb. Hooper family. Double panelled sides.

Listing NGR: SU7174073553

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Legacy System number:: 39068
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.