Four Rows of Tombstones in Eastern Angle of South Porch and Aisle of Parish Church of St John the Baptist

FOUR ROWS OF TOMBSTONES IN EASTERN ANGLE OF SOUTH PORCH AND AISLE OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1222315
Date first listed:
16-Nov-1988
List Entry Name:
Four Rows of Tombstones in Eastern Angle of South Porch and Aisle of Parish Church of St John the Baptist
Statutory Address:
FOUR ROWS OF TOMBSTONES IN EASTERN ANGLE OF SOUTH PORCH AND AISLE OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE

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Date:
2002-07-19
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1222315
Date first listed:
16-Nov-1988
List Entry Name:
Four Rows of Tombstones in Eastern Angle of South Porch and Aisle of Parish Church of St John the Baptist
Statutory Address 1:
FOUR ROWS OF TOMBSTONES IN EASTERN ANGLE OF SOUTH PORCH AND AISLE OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE

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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.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
FOUR ROWS OF TOMBSTONES IN EASTERN ANGLE OF SOUTH PORCH AND AISLE OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE

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

County:
Cambridgeshire
District:
Huntingdonshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Sibson-cum-Stibbington
National Grid Reference:
TL 09027 98655

Details

SIBSON-CUM-STIBBINGTON STIBBINGTON TL 0898 CHURCH LANE

11/117 (East Side) Four rows of tomb- stones in eastern angle of south porch and aisle of parish church of St John The Baptist GV II Four rows of tombstones. C18 and early C19 representing a larger number of good C18 tombstones and limestone slabs. Identified in rows A-D from west to east. Row A: a) Dated 1818 to Robt Boyall segmental head with oval plaque and ribband and laural leaf garland, inscription painted black; b) Shaped head with raised plaque, inscription unclear; c) Dated 1858 to Mary Boyall, plain slab with deep incised inscription; d) Dated 1865 to John Boyall similar to above. Row B: a) Dated 1865 to John Boyall similar to above. Row B: a) Dated 1799, segmental head with recessed oval plaque putti and garlands, black painted inscription unclear; b) Dated 1720, classical compostition with lonic columns and winged putti, inscription unclear; c) Dated 1709, segmental head with putti and garlands; d) Dated 18-- to Wm Allen, segmental head with oval plaque and black painted inscription. Row C: a) Dated 1781 to John Cooper, square head with inscribed decoration including fluted columns and arabesques; b) Square head with winged putti and rosettes, cartouche with two putti, inscription unclear; c) Dated 1748, scroll head with cartouche and two putti, inscription unclear; Row D: a) Dated 1770 to Mary Cooper, square head with inscribed decoration including fluted columns and arabesques; b) Dated 17-- segmental head, two putti flank small cartouche with two oval plaques, inscription unclear; a) Segmental head with urn and putti decoration above segmental headed plaque, inscription unclear; d) Dated 1863 to John Gallow, segmental and shouldered head with draped urn and two putti, segmental, shouldered plaque with black painted inscription.

Listing NGR: TL0902798655

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Legacy System number:
414085
Legacy System:
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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.

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