Chest Tomb About 10 Metres West of Church of St Matthew
CHEST TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1255130
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- Statutory Address:
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
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- Date:
- 2002-07-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/07867/13
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1255130
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cheriton Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 86713 06188
Details
CHERITON FITZPAINE CHERITON FITZPAINE SS 80 NE 7/18 - Chest Tomb about 10 metres west of Tower of Church of St. Matthew GV II
Chest tomb. Circa 1831. Portland Stone ashlar. Rectangular in plan on chamfered plinth with hollow-moulded base and low pitched lid. Clasping pilasters on each corner with recessed panels. South side records death of John Cross Pitt, aged 17 (died 1831) and east side the death of John Pitt (died 1836) and Thomas Pitt (died 1811). The lid has memorials to other members of the Pitt family from the later C19.
Listing NGR: SS8671306188
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- Legacy System number:
- 458771
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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