FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1345889
Date first listed:: 18-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
Statutory Address:: FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1345889
Date first listed:: 18-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
Statutory Address 1:: FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Dinnington
National Grid Reference:: ST 40288 12765

Details

DINNINGTON CP COOMBE ROAD (East side) ST41SW

5/12 Five monuments against west wall of churchyard, Church of St Nicholas

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Five headstones set against churchyard wall; a) Coombs monument 3 metres west of north-west corner of Church. Headstone. C19. Ham stone slab, about 980mm wide x 1600mm high, 100mm thick with chamfered back and shouldered pointed-arched top: oval panel to head with stylised urn, fine quality incised lettering commemorates Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Ann Coombs, died 1818. b) Bennet monument 3 metres west of centre of west wall of Church. Headstone. Later C18. Ham stone slab, about 840mm x ll50mm x l10mm, with chamfered back, segmental top enclosing angel head and wings, with scrolls to sides; plain recessed panel: commemorates Amey Bennet, died 1785. c) Hutchings momument 3 metres west of south-west corner of Church. Headstone. C18. Ham stone slab, about 660mm x 1060mm x 100mm, chamfered back; roughly semi-circular top with garlanded angel-head and wings or clouds; elaborately decorated frame to recessed panel. Commemorates Edward and - Hutchings, died 1760 and 1734. d) Willis monument about 5 metres south-west of Church. Headstone. Later C18. Ham stone slab, about 720mm x 920mm x 110mm, with chamfered back; segmental top with egg-and tart moulded panel enclosing angel-head, with scrolls to side and elaborately carved panel frame. Commemorates Ann Willis, died 1788. e) 0ald monument, about 11 metres south-south-west of Church. Headstone. C18. Ham stone slab about 850mm x 1050mm x l10mm, chamfered back; top has 2 semi- circular arched panels with angel-heads, scrolls to sides; elaborately carved frame, with tasselled cord centre-drop. Commemorates Persiler Oald, died 176-, and Jane 0ald, died 1776.

Listing NGR: ST4028812765

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.