Pauline Payne Whitney Paget Memorial in St Marys Churchyard
PAULINE PAYNE WHITNEY PAGET MEMORIAL IN ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, ST MARYS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268725
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Pauline Payne Whitney Paget Memorial in St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- PAULINE PAYNE WHITNEY PAGET MEMORIAL IN ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, ST MARYS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268725
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Pauline Payne Whitney Paget Memorial in St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- PAULINE PAYNE WHITNEY PAGET MEMORIAL IN ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, ST MARYS LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PAULINE PAYNE WHITNEY PAGET MEMORIAL IN ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, ST MARYS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3097111950
Details
HERTFORD
TL3011NE ST MARY'S LANE, Hertingfordbury
817-1/24/343 (South side)
Pauline Payne Whitney Paget Memorial
in St Mary's Churchyard
GV II
Memorial. c1920, to Pauline Payne Whitney Paget. Portland
stone, with red brick stone coped dwarf surrounding walls.
Sculpture of Virgin Mary and Child, with the infant St John,
below a canopy supported by 2 Tuscan Doric columns in antis,
frieze inscribed 'Pro patria', cornice hood with moulded
brackets. Curved screens with Tuscan antae, frieze and coping,
with wrought-iron screen with roundel. Plinth of sculpture
inscribed 'To the memory of Almeric Hugh Paget, first Baron
Queenborough, 1861-1949'. Stepped forecourt to memorial
defined with brick dwarf walls. Inset stone tablets records
'Pauline Payne Whitney Paget, daughter of William Collins
Whitney sometime secretary of the US Navy, 1874-1916', and
that 'Almeric Hugh Paget placed the memorial in memory of
Pauline Paget Whitney'. Inset into the limestone slab in front
of the sculpture are lead figures of soldiers and sailors from
the First World War, with the inscription 'PAVLINE' in Roman
capitals.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the artist of this important memorial has not
been traced. It is evident that Pauline Payne Whitney Paget
died as a result of her wartime voluntary work. Her daughter,
Dorothy Paget became famous as a racehorse owner and is buried
nearby. The memorial is situated in the extreme south-east
corner of the churchyard.
Listing NGR: TL3097111950
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461524
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
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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