Robert Aston Tomb About 10 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St John
ROBERT ASTON TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1284083
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- Statutory Address:
- ROBERT ASTON TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH LANE
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- 2002-05-08
- Reference:
- IOE01/05633/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1284083
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROBERT ASTON TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH LANE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROBERT ASTON TOMB ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Burford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 25282 12389
Details
BURFORD AND UPTON CHURCH LANE AND SIGNET SP2512 Robert Aston tomb tomb 7/22 about 10m South of SW lOm Swt+i of SW corner of church of St of diurch of St John.
GV II*
Bale-tomb. Robert Aston, Innholder (of the George q.v.) died 1698, his wife Sarah in 1705. Ashlar. Large Baroque bale tomb. Scroll-work escutcheons to end panels, 2 slate memorial panels set in on North side. 3 pilasters with high relief fruit and vegetable carving (putto in centre) and leaf ornament in frieze over. Moulded plinth and cornice. Bale in two parts with bobbin end moulding and fishscale decoration in centre. 3 vase finials, the central one broken.
Listing NGR: SP2528212389
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 254124
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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