GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER

GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, SWINDON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1283311
Date first listed:: 29-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address:: GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, SWINDON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1283311
Date first listed:: 29-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address 1:: GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, SWINDON ROAD

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Location

Statutory Address:: GROUP OF FIVE MONUMENTS WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, SWINDON ROAD

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District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Langley Burrell Without
National Grid Reference:: ST 92756 75787

Details

LANGLEY BURRELL SWINDON ROAD ST 97 NW WITHOUT (east side)

8/184 Group of five monuments west and south west of porch of Church of St Peter

GV II

Five chest tombs, C18, ashlar: From north east: a) Wastfield monument, mid C18, finely detailed, with large scroll-bordered north plaques, rectangular south plaque with scrolls each side, fielded panelled angle piers with centre rosettes, west end cartouche and east end shield plaque. North inscription to Robert Wastfield of Jacksom's. Earliest decipherable date 1754. b) S. Matthews monument, early to mid C18, moulded base and cornice broken forward over floral-scroll decorated centre and angle piers. Two raised shield plaques each side, round-headed end plaques. South side inscriptions to William --- died 1766 and Sophia Matthews died 1852. c) J. Matthews monument, early C18, with two shield plaques each side and finely carved scroll-decorated centre and angle piers. Moulded base and cornice with pulvinated frieze, broken forward over piers. Inscription to John Matthews of Rawlings Farm died 1876. d) Unidentified early to mid C18 monument with two fielded plaques each side, fielded end plaques, foliate decorated centre and end piers and moulded capstone. e) S. Jefferys monument, mid C1B with two shield plaques each side, fielded centre and angle piers, shield east plaque and lozenge to west. Moulded base and cornice with pulvinated frieze broken forward over piers. Inscription to Samuel Jefferys died 1762.

Listing NGR: ST9275675787

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Legacy System number:: 315997
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.