Foss Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary
FOSS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1324978
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- Statutory Address:
- FOSS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1324978
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOSS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FOSS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Diptford
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 72744 56756
Details
DIPTFORD DIPTFORD SX75NW 4/237 Foss chest tomb approximately 3 metres S of Church of St Mary
GV II
Chest tomb. Circa early to mid C19. Slate and limestone. A moulded slate plinth and a moulded slate lid without an inscription. 2 slate panels on either side and 1 panel at each end separated by limestone pilasters at the sides land corners. Each slate panel has an engraved moulded oval containing an inscription in Memory of Various Members of the Foss family; the earliest is Mary, died 1834, wife of John Langworthy Foss. Heavily overgrown with ivy.
Listing NGR: SX7274456756
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- Legacy System number:
- 101150
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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