Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard

Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard, Church Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171709
Date first listed:: 20-Sep-1984
List Entry Name:: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard
Statutory Address:: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard, Church Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171709
Date first listed:: 20-Sep-1984
Date of most recent amendment:: 29-Mar-1985
List Entry Name:: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard
Statutory Address 1:: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard, Church Road

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard, Church Road

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County:: Norfolk
District:: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Old Hunstanton
National Grid Reference:: TF 68945 41975

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 September 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

TF 64 SE 1/57

OLD HUNSTANTON CHURCH ROAD (east) Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard

(Formerly listed as CHURCH STREET (east) Monument to William Webb, situated 50 metres from Church of St. Mary,in Church- yard.)

II

Headstone. 1784. Sandstone. Bas-relief putti with wings.

Inscription : "In memory of William Webb, Late of the 15 L(igh)t D(ragoo)ns who was/Shot from his horse by a party of smugglers/On 26 Sep(tember) 1784/Aged 26 years. I am not dead, but Sleepeth here/And when the trumpet sound I will appear/Four balls through me pearced (sic) there way/Hard it was I had no time to pray.

Included for social historical interest.

Listing NGR: TF6894541975

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Legacy System number:: 221239
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.