Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church

Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, Church of St Leonards

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1115015
Date first listed:: 05-Jun-1984
List Entry Name:: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church
Statutory Address:: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, Church of St Leonards

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1115015
Date first listed:: 05-Jun-1984
List Entry Name:: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church
Statutory Address 1:: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, Church of St Leonards

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:: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, Church of St Leonards

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District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Tortworth
National Grid Reference:: ST 70472 93340

Details

ST 79 SW 2/111

TORTWORTH Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church GV II Memorial to Julia, Countess of Ducie, died 1895. By W.D. Caröe in a Jacobean style. Consists of a canopied seat and flanking quadrant walls. Coursed rubble quadrant walls with moulded cornice, ashlar end piers and ball finials, and a low ashlar seat. The walls are swept up to the centre: recessed seat against a rubble wall with an inscribed plaque; arched canopy with decorated archivolt, pilaster strips; gabled with obelisk finials and carved Ducie arms.

Listing NGR: ST7047293340

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Legacy System number:: 34744
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.