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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Overview
- 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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- 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
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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:
- 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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 39068
- 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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