Headstone of William Huggins, Churchyard of St James

HEADSTONE OF WILLIAM HUGGINS, CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1187247
Date first listed:
22-Aug-1984
Statutory Address:
HEADSTONE OF WILLIAM HUGGINS, CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET
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Date:
1999-08-22
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1187247
Date first listed:
22-Aug-1984
Statutory Address 1:
HEADSTONE OF WILLIAM HUGGINS, CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
HEADSTONE OF WILLIAM HUGGINS, CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET

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

District:
Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Christleton
National Grid Reference:
SJ 44098 65706

Details

SJ 4410 CHRISTLETON C.P. PEPPER STREET (North Side)

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Headstone : dated 1884. Pointed arched pink sandstone slab with a - carved posy of flowers above the inscription. Extracts of this inscription read: WILLIAM HUGGINS, an Historic and Animal Painter of acknowledged eminence. A just and compassionate man who would neither tread on a worm or cringe to an emperor. The stone also carries a memorial to Samuel, his brother (an architectural historian) and Hannah, his sister. William Huggins lived for the later part of his life at Rock House, Christleton (q.v.) where it is reported he kept wild animals in the cellars, to draw from life.

Listing NGR: SJ4409865706

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