1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone
1 OF 6 TOMBS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS E TO EDGAR AND BERYL LAFONE, OLD KNEBWORTH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295700
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- 1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone
- Statutory Address:
- 1 OF 6 TOMBS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS E TO EDGAR AND BERYL LAFONE, OLD KNEBWORTH LANE
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- 2001-01-01
- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295700
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- 1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1 OF 6 TOMBS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS E TO EDGAR AND BERYL LAFONE, OLD KNEBWORTH LANE
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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:
- 1 OF 6 TOMBS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS E TO EDGAR AND BERYL LAFONE, OLD KNEBWORTH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Knebworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 23069 20971
Details
Old Knebworth TL 22 SW KNEBWORTH OLD KNEBWORTH LANE (west side)
3/151E 1 of 6 tombs in churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas: - E. to Edgar and Beryl Lafone
GV II
E. Tombstones and grave surround. 1938 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Portland stone. Pair of slightly tapering, semi-circular-headed memorial stones set on a shallow stone surround, square in plan, with a segmental end opposite the headstones and a raised circular flower bed between them. Left stone (1938) carved with eagle head; right one (1954) with cherubs head (Lutyens Arts Council Catalogue, 1981)
Listing NGR: TL2306920971
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162102
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Arts Council of Great Britain Catalogue in The Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens 1889-1944, (1981)
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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