Wall Enclosing Friends' Burial Ground
WALL ENCLOSING FRIENDS' BURIAL GROUND, VILLAGE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139135
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Wall Enclosing Friends' Burial Ground
- Statutory Address:
- WALL ENCLOSING FRIENDS' BURIAL GROUND, VILLAGE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139135
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Wall Enclosing Friends' Burial Ground
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALL ENCLOSING FRIENDS' BURIAL GROUND, VILLAGE LANE
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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:
- WALL ENCLOSING FRIENDS' BURIAL GROUND, VILLAGE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 61632 79677
Details
SJ 67 NW WHITLEY CP VILLAGE LANE West Side
5/122 Wall enclosing Friends 8.1.70 Burial Ground
- II
Wall, probably late C17, of 3 courses of large blocks of red sandstone with flush rounded copings. Plain square stone gateposts; boarded gate. The burial ground contains one exposed C17 stone slab inscribed HERE LYETH INTERRED THE BODI (sic) OF JOHN STARKEY LATE OF STRETTON GENT WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 1OTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE 44 YEAR OF HIS AGE ANNO DOMINI 1686 : POST FUNERA VIRTUS. On a shield beneath, with simple scroll to each side, is incised a bird, probably a swan, passant.
Listing NGR: SJ6163279677
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57593
- 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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