Gravestones and Graveyard Wall Approximately 50 Metres North of Tetley Hall
GRAVESTONES AND GRAVEYARD WALL APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF TETLEY HALL, WHARF ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356163
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestones and Graveyard Wall Approximately 50 Metres North of Tetley Hall
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONES AND GRAVEYARD WALL APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF TETLEY HALL, WHARF ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356163
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestones and Graveyard Wall Approximately 50 Metres North of Tetley Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAVESTONES AND GRAVEYARD WALL APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF TETLEY HALL, WHARF ROAD
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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:
- GRAVESTONES AND GRAVEYARD WALL APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF TETLEY HALL, WHARF ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crowle and Ealand
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 77602 11812
Details
SE 71 SE CROWLE WHARF ROAD (south-west side, off) Tetley 3/57 Gravestones and graveyard wall approximately 50 metres north of Tetley Hall
GV II
Gravestones and graveyard wall. Early C18 gravestones. C18 - C19 graveyard wall, perhaps with earlier origins, and later rebuilding and repairs. Ashlar gravestones, some on brick bases. Dwarf brick wall with ashlar ridge coping, perhaps reset, enclosing area approximately 8 metres north-south, by 3 metres wide. 5 recumbent rectangular gravestones, in order from north: 1) to Joan, wife of James Stovin, of 1729, with inscription below incised scrolled round arch. 2) to James Stovin of 1762, with inscription below roundel containing relief of arms and crest in foliate surround. 3) to Mary, daughter of George and Sarah Stovin, of 1759, with inscription below incised round arch. 4) to Sarah, daughter of George and Sarah Stovin, of 1733 with inscription below incised corbelled round arch. 5) finely inscribed stone of 1724 recording burial of James, George and Sarah Stovin, with inscription below a roundel containing relief of Stovin crest (a bow with arrow erect) and incised scrolled round arch. The Stovin family, Quakers who played a prominent role in the history of the Isle of Axholme, occupied Tetley Hall in the C17-C18. Further burials may be contained in the pyramid monument (qv) nearby to the east. W Read, History of the Isle of Axholme, 1858, p 256.
Listing NGR: SE7760211812
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 165117
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Read, W, History of the Isle of Axholme, (1858), 256
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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