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
- List Entry Number:
- 1213949
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- Statutory Address:
- 5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
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- 2002-06-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/02867/04
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1213949
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5 MONUMENTS ON SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CHURCH LANE
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
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- Legacy System number:
- 398625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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Transactions of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society in Transactions of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society, (1899)
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