Pair of Adjacent Brown Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Mary
PAIR OF ADJACENT BROWN CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147608
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Adjacent Brown Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- PAIR OF ADJACENT BROWN CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147608
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Adjacent Brown Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- PAIR OF ADJACENT BROWN CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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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.
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:
- PAIR OF ADJACENT BROWN CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF THE 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 07612 16609
Details
BURLESCOMBE BURLESCOMBE ST 01 NE 5/28 Pair of adjacent Brown chest - tombs approximately 14 metres south of aisle of the Church of St Mary GV II 2 adjacent chest tombs, one dated 1793 in memory of John Brown, the other dated 1797 in memory of Margaret Brown. Both have grey basalt lids and are made of roughly- coursed blocks of volcanic stone rubble. The 2 adjacent chest tombs are very similar. They have plain flat lids and plain walls. The lids are inscribed. The southern chest tomb is the earlier of the 2. Its lid is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and this records the death of John Brown in 1793. There is also a Hamstone plaque in the west end of this tomb in memory of John Brown's sons. The northern tomb lid is inscribed in italic lettering and the inscription records the death of Margaret Brown in 1797.
Listing NGR: ST0761716605
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 95879
- 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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