GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1363820
Date first listed:: 29-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES
Statutory Address:: GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1363820
Date first listed:: 29-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES
Statutory Address 1:: GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES

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Statutory Address:: GROUP OF EIGHT MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST GILES

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District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Stanton St. Quintin
National Grid Reference:: ST 90597 79873

Details

STANTON ST QUINTIN UPPER STANTON I ST 97 NW (south side)

8/255 Group of eight monuments in church yard south and south-east of chancel of Church of St Giles I

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Eight chest tombs, C18 to early C19. From north: a) About 4m south east of chancel, J. Mundy monument, early C19, ashlar with Ionic pilaster angles, large north plaque with urns in niches flanking and two south plaques with urn centre. Inscription to James Mundy died 1844. b) About 4m north of Mundy monument, unidentified mid C18 monument, ashlar, with baluster angles, two raised oval plaques to south with floral drop between two fielded north plaques, and moulded base and capstone. c) About 10m north of Mundy monument, unidentified mid C18 monument with two shield plaques to north, large oval to south with winged heads each side and foliate decorated angle and centre piers. Shield end piers. Inscription to ? John Gough died 1707. d) W. Millard monument, about 3m south west of Mundy monument, early C19, pennant stone with lyre ends, slab sides and rococo- scrolled low relief borders to plaques. Inscription to William Millard died 1807. e) Charles Millard monument, about 2m north of d), large scale, mid C18, ashlar with large raised bordered oval north plaque and drapery drop flanking. Large fielded south plaque with fielded strips flanking. West end inscription to Charles Millard died 1761. f) Prout monument, about 3m north west of e), early C19, ashlar with pennant capstone. Lyre ends, north oval plaque on horizontally-fluted ground with wreathed urns flanking. Rectangular south plaque. Inscription to Mary Prout, died 1811. g) Unidentified monument, about 3m west of e), ashlar with large north oval plaque with foliate scroll flanking and floral drop to angle piers. Lozenge east plaque, cartouche west . h) Unidentified monument about lm west of f), mid C18 with two fielded plaques each side, fielded end plaques, moulded base and capstone. South side and capstone damaged.

Listing NGR: ST9059779873

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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.