Illegible Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary
ILLEGIBLE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333689
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Illegible Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- ILLEGIBLE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11892/34
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333689
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Illegible Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- ILLEGIBLE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
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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:
- ILLEGIBLE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Upottery
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 20220 07533
Details
UPOTTERY UPOTTERY ST 20 NW 7/137 Illegible chest tomb approximately - 6 metres east of the vestry of the Church of St Mary GV II Chest tomb. Late C17 or C18. Hamstone. Chest tomb is rectangular in plan on a moulded plinth and has a soffit-moulded lid with low-pitched ridge on the top. The sides have rectangular panels with bead-moulded surrounds, 2 on the long sides and 1 each end. The west end panel and the western panel on the south side are both inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering but the inscriptions are so worn as to illegible in all but perfect lighting conditions. On the south side "Martha, wife of Nicholas" can be made out.
Listing NGR: ST2022007533
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 86692
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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