Meyrick Memorial Approximately 6 Metres North-west of North Wall of Church of St Giles and Railed Enclosure
MEYRICK MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NORTH WALL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES AND RAILED ENCLOSURE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1178409
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Meyrick Memorial Approximately 6 Metres North-west of North Wall of Church of St Giles and Railed Enclosure
- Statutory Address:
- MEYRICK MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NORTH WALL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES AND RAILED ENCLOSURE
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-10-05
- Reference:
- IOE01/08456/06
- Rights:
- © Mr Brian F. Squires. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1178409
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Meyrick Memorial Approximately 6 Metres North-west of North Wall of Church of St Giles and Railed Enclosure
- Statutory Address 1:
- MEYRICK MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NORTH WALL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES AND RAILED ENCLOSURE
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.
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:
- MEYRICK MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NORTH WALL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES AND RAILED ENCLOSURE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Goodrich
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 57201 19063
Details
SO 51 NE GOODRICH CP GOODRICH
6/38 Meyrick memorial approximately 6 m north-west of north wall of Church of St Giles and railed enclosure. GV II
Tomb slab in railed enclosure. c1837, restored c1941. Ashlar, wrought iron railings. Plain slab with inscription, spear head railings with lotus-heads to standards. Commemorates Llywelyn Meyrick LLE, FSA, only son of Samuel Meyrick of Goodrich Court KH, and also Samuel Rush Meyrick. The Meyricks were pioneer collectors of arms and armour. Samuel Rush Meyrick was the author of A Critical Inquiry into Ancient Armour (c1824) and was knighted by George IV for re-arranging the Armouries at the Tower of London and at Windsor. The Meyrick Society became a prestigious academic body and is well known as a small circle of "amateur d'armes". The monument was repaired in 1940 by members of the Meyrick Society of London to commemorate their 50th anniversary.
Listing NGR: SO5720619060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 153830
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 26-Jun-2026 at 08:41:35.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.