Wills Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
WILLS HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1147602
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- Statutory Address:
- WILLS HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1147602
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLS HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WILLS HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Burlescombe
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 07615 16632
Details
BURLESCOMBE ST 01 NE 5/21 Wills headstone approximate 1.5m - south of chancel of Church of St Mary GV II
Headstone. Dated 1690 in memory of John Wills. Hamstone. Upright slab with elliptical head standing approximately 1.2m high. The front contains a sunken panel between borders each side of carved guilloche and below the head carved with a winged cherubs head flanked by a skull and crossbones and an hourglass. The inscription, in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, records the death of John Wills in 1690.
Listing NGR: ST0761616636
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- Legacy System number:
- 95872
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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