Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West of Church of All Saints
EMERSON TABLE TOMB 3 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH VIEW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299285
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West of Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- EMERSON TABLE TOMB 3 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH VIEW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299285
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West of Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- EMERSON TABLE TOMB 3 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH VIEW
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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:
- EMERSON TABLE TOMB 3 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH VIEW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Darlington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hurworth
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 30844 10122
Details
HURWORTH CHURCH VIEW NZ 3010 (South side, off)
17/74 Emerson table tomb 3.0 metres west of Church of All Saints
GV II
Table tomb. Mid C19 replacement of a headstone to William Emerson, died 1782. Sandstone. Elaborate Gothic-Revival style. Wide double-chamfered plinth. Octagonal corner piers. Hipped top slab has ridge ribs with fleur-de-lys terminals. Rectangular-plan block set on plinth has end piers with tracery motifs. Block has worn inscriptions " ... COPIED FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADSTONE ... " in Greek and Latin commemorating the life and achievements of William Emerson. Included for group value.
William Emerson (1701-1782), born in Hurworth, was a noted mathematician, astronomer and sun-dial maker (see also item 17/79).
Concise Dictionary of National Biography 1939 p.402.
Listing NGR: NZ3084410122
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 350411
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Concise Dictionary of National Biography, (1939), 402
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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