GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1214933
Date first listed:: 26-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO
Statutory Address:: GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1214933
Date first listed:: 26-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO
Statutory Address 1:: GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO

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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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Location

Statutory Address:: GROUP OF 7 CHEST TOMBS BETWEEN CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE CHURCH OF ST TYSILIO

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District:: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Sellack
National Grid Reference:: SO 56550 27650

Details

SELLACK CP SO 52 NE 4/134 Group of 7 chest tombs between churchyard cross and south and east sides of the Church of St Tysilio

GV II

Chest tomb for Ann Williams died 1822. Sandstone ashlar, moulded plinth, flat capping, corner balusters and urn to west end panel.

Chest tomb with no inscription. Probably late C17 to early C18. Sandstone ashlar. Flat capping with moulded under edge, chamfered plinth, side panels divided vertically into two parts, deep frieze with two paterae to each side panel, end panels have oval motifs with curved projections to each of four cardinal points and single central paterae in frieze.

Chest tomb for Samuel Warn, died 1794. Sandstone ashlar. Flat moulded capping, corner balusters extend across end panels.

Chest tomb for Thomas Roberts, died 1810. Sandstone ashlar. Hipped capping and side panels with quadrant corners to margins.

Chest tomb for Simon Archer, died 1792. Sandstone ashlar. Moulded plinth and flat moulded capping, side panels have raised margins with quadrant corners and corner balusters carved through as bulbous end panels.

Chest tomb for Catherine Carrier, died 1787. Sandstone ashlar. Flat moulded capping, wide corner balusters extending well in to either side of inscription panels with quadrant corners to margins; end panels have recessed rectangular margins with shouldered segmental heads to fielded inner panels.

Chest tomb with missing south side panel, immediately east of Simon Archer monument. C18. Sandstone ashlar. Flat moulded capping and curved end panels.

Listing NGR: SO5654927652

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Legacy System number:: 399926
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.