GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE

GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PARK STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1262224
Date first listed:: 27-Jul-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
Statutory Address:: GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PARK STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1262224
Date first listed:: 27-Jul-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
Statutory Address 1:: GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PARK STREET

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Statutory Address:: GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PARK STREET

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County:: Oxfordshire
District:: West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Woodstock
National Grid Reference:: SP 44382 16701

Details

WOODSTOCK PARK STREET SP4416NW (South side) 9/218 Group of 4 chest tombs approx. 7-11m S of S aisle of Church of St. Mary Magdalene GV II Four chest tombs. Mid to late C18. Limestone. Tomb to north-west has moulded plinth and cornice, corner balusters, fielded inscription panel and one panel carved with winged cherub's heads over 3 carved cartouches: commemorates Benjamin Reade, 1791. Late C18 tomb to south-west has moulded plinth and cornice, corner balusters and panelled sides. Tea-caddy tomb in centre of group commemorates John Churchill, d.1771, and others of his family: cross-shaped, with panelled sides and moulded top. Mid/late C18 tomb to south-east has moulded plinth and cornice, corner balusters, revealed side panels, and, in end panels, rococo cartouche and swags.

Listing NGR: SP4438216701

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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.