5 Monuments on South of Parish Church of St James the Great
5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213949
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- 5 Monuments on South of Parish Church of St James the Great
- Statutory Address:
- 5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213949
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- 5 Monuments on South of Parish Church of St James the Great
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
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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:
- 5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 47589 18828
Details
TL 41 NE THORLEY CHURCH LANE (west side) Thorley village
4/11 5 monuments on S of Parish Church of - St James the Great
GV II
5 monuments. 1717, 1750, c.1750, c.1840, 1909. Group of stone monuments by S wall of church. 2 C18 headstones with shaped tops and carved with skulls in relief, to John Flack 1717 and Robert Flack 1750. A contemporary stone with shaped top set by path 3 yards to S set up by landlord drawing attention to previous 2 stones. Square gabled pillar as Frere family monument c.1840 with coloured coat of arms and inset bronze oval panel with Christ crucified on an anchor, said to have been copied from 'a monument seen in France' (EHAS Trans 1899). A tall tapering rough stone stele 10 yards S of tower with rectangular bronze panel with Christ crucified on an anchor, to Esther Frere 1909, probably designed by Eustace Frere.
Listing NGR: TL4758918828
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Transactions of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society in Transactions of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society, (1899)
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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