Sillifant Vault Approximately 17 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St. Andrew
SILLIFANT VAULT APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171333
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Sillifant Vault Approximately 17 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St. Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- SILLIFANT VAULT APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171333
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Sillifant Vault Approximately 17 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St. Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- SILLIFANT VAULT APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
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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:
- SILLIFANT VAULT APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Colebrooke
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 77015 00001
Details
COLEBROOKE COLEBROOK SS 70 SE 3/97 Sillifant vault approximately - 17 metres south of Chancel of Church of St. Andrew
GV II
Vault. Late C18 in memory of members of the Sillifant family of Combe House. Granite, volcanic stone and limestone. A rectangular plot is enclosed by low stone walls partly made up of inscribed memorial stones. The head comprises a broad slab of grey limestone standing approximately 0.8w high, apparently uninscribed and a granite headstone which may be insitu. The square-headed headstone stands approximately 0.8w high with the rear surround moulded and the front is inscribed in--memory of Timothy Sillifant who died in 1723. The northern side wall is buried but the southern side wall is exposed. It is low and made up mainly of volcanic ashlar with bead-moulded corners but towards the head includes a reused section of an inscribed granite headstone. The foot is a single massive slab of granite standing approximately 0.6m high and the front is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case letters recording the deaths of late C18 members of the Sillifant family; the earliest Thomas Sillifant (died 1776), the latest John Sillifant (died 1795). The yew tree growing in the plot towards the head is said to have been planted over the grave of John Sillifant in 1795. All the stones have the settings for iron railings, a few of which survive with spear heads where they are embedded in the tree. A rectangular limestone memorial resting against the tree records the death of Mary Anne Sillifant in 1808. Alongside the tree lies a medieval block of carved Beerstone, maybe a crocketted capital. Source: Church Guide. Frank S Pepper (1978).
Listing NGR: SS7701500001
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96617
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pepper, F, Church of St Andrew Colebrooke Church Guide, (1978)
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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