ROBINSON TOMB CIRCA 22 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY

Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building

Grade:: II

List Entry Number:: 1203620

Date first listed:: 26-Nov-1987

Statutory Address:: ROBINSON TOMB CIRCA 22 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, TOWN END

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Location

Statutory Address:: ROBINSON TOMB CIRCA 22 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, TOWN END

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

District:: County Durham (Unitary Authority)

Parish:: Middleton in Teesdale

National Grid Reference:: NY 94780 25615

Details

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE TOWN HEAD NY 9425 (East side) 24/146 (inset) Robinson tomb circa 22 metres south of chancel of Church of St. Mary GV II

Headstone. Circa 1825 to Jane Robinson, wife of Christopher Robinson, blacksmith, and members of their families to 1850; signed T. Snowball. Sandstone ashlar slab c.1.7 metres high with shaped top. Top panel contains hourglass, skeleton, cherub head and wings, and serpent and dove framing book with motto BE YE/WISE/AS/SER/PENTS/AND/HARM/LESS/AS DOVES; ribbon beside serpent 'ETERNITY HOW LONG', all in low relief. Well-cut inscription. Rear has long verse, and signature in wreath at foot 'T. SNOWBALL FECIT'.

Listing NGR: NY9478025615

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 111947

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.

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