Group of Eight Ledger Slabs Situated Immediately East of the Church of St George
GROUP OF EIGHT LEDGER SLABS SITUATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1349904
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1987
- Statutory Address:
- GROUP OF EIGHT LEDGER SLABS SITUATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12418/01
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1349904
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- GROUP OF EIGHT LEDGER SLABS SITUATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GROUP OF EIGHT LEDGER SLABS SITUATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Burrington
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 44250 72096
Details
BURRINGTON CP BURRINGTON SO 47 SW 3/9 Group of eight ledger slabs situated immediately east of the church of St George GV II Group of eight ledger slabs. Dated 1619 - 1754. Cast iron. From north to south as follows: 1. to Robert Steward, died 1619 2. to Joyce Walker, died 1658 with scalloped rim 3. to Maria Hare, died 1674, with moulded rim 4. to Jane and Barbara Knight, died 1701 and 1705, with moulded rim 5. to Ralph Knight, died 1754, with broad ornate border 6. to Jane Hare, died 1678, with moulded rim 7. to Richard Knight, died 1745, with broad ornate border; similar to 5 8. to William Walker, died 1676, with moulded rim. All slabs, apart from 2, have coats-of-arms reliefs. It is probable that this unusual group of early cast iron slabs was produced at the Knight family's iron foundry in Shropshire. The stone slab situated between slabs 7 and 8 is mutilated and not included in this list. These slabs were formerly sited in the church and removed at the time of restoration.
Listing NGR: SO4425072096
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- Legacy System number:
- 150188
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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