Tomb of John Tradescant and His Family in St Mary's Churchyard
TOMB OF JOHN TRADESCANT AND HIS FAMILY IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, LAMBETH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1116214
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Tomb of John Tradescant and His Family in St Mary's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- TOMB OF JOHN TRADESCANT AND HIS FAMILY IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, LAMBETH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1116214
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Tomb of John Tradescant and His Family in St Mary's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOMB OF JOHN TRADESCANT AND HIS FAMILY IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, LAMBETH ROAD
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.
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:
- TOMB OF JOHN TRADESCANT AND HIS FAMILY IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, LAMBETH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30626 78998
Details
LAMBETH ROAD SE1 1. (north side) 5023 Tomb of John Tradescant and his family in St Mary's Churchyard TQ 3079 4/1089
II*
2. 1662 hard sandstone sarcophagus with high relief carvings on all four sides depicting classical and Egyptian ruins, trees on the four corners and other flora and fauna including a mythical hydra on one end. The lid slab of 1853 records the date of the original tomb, its repair in 1773 and final restoration in 1853 with a poem in honour of John Tradescant and his son who sought out and collected "what is rare in land and sea in air". The Tradescants were gardeners to Charles I; Lambeth residents, they travelled widely and returned with many botanical discoveries; they established a physic garden in South Lambeth and their collections subsequently went to the Ashmolean Museum.
Listing NGR: TQ3062678998
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204424
- 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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