Lee Chest Tomb Approximately 400 Millimetres South of Porch of Church of St Winifred

LEE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 400 MILLIMETRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1162983
Date first listed:
08-Mar-1988
Statutory Address:
LEE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 400 MILLIMETRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1162983
Date first listed:
08-Mar-1988
Statutory Address 1:
LEE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 400 MILLIMETRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED

Location

Statutory Address:
LEE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 400 MILLIMETRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
East Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Branscombe
National Grid Reference:
SY 19539 88454

Details

SY 18 NE BRANSCOMBE BRANSCOMBE

Lee chest tomb approximately 7/23 400 millimetres south of porch of - Church of St Winifred GV II

Chest tomb. Dated 1658 in memory of William Lee. Beerstone ashlar. Chest tomb. The base, if any, is buried. It has plain sides with a soffit-moulded flat lid. The south side is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. it records the death of William Lee in 1658 and includes a charming epitaph. In the north end an inscription records the death of his wife Charity in 1708, aged 94.

Listing NGR: SY1952988451

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