Group of 10 Chest Tombs Immediately to South and South-east of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
GROUP OF 10 CHEST TOMBS IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367176
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Group of 10 Chest Tombs Immediately to South and South-east of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- GROUP OF 10 CHEST TOMBS IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367176
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Group of 10 Chest Tombs Immediately to South and South-east of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- GROUP OF 10 CHEST TOMBS IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH STREET
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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:
- GROUP OF 10 CHEST TOMBS IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ruyton-XI-Towns
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ3947222149
Details
RUYTON-XI-TOWNS C.P. CHURCH STREET (north
SJ 32 SE side)
8/141 Group of 10 chest tombs
- immediately to south and
south-east of tower of
Church of St. John the
Baptist
GV II
Group of 10 chest tombs. Mid-C18 to early C19. Sandstone ashlar. Row
of 5 very closely-spaced tombs aligned north-south with another 2 on same
alignment immediately to west; 3 further tombs a few metres to south-east.
Five in row have moulded plinths and capping with mixture of fluted and
plain corner pilasters; carved floral motifs to ends. Inscriptions to
top ledgers, ranging in date from 1780 to 1805, commemorating members of
local families. North tomb has inscription panel to north face in memory
of Richard Basnett of Wykey (died 1796), flanked by floral emblems; fluted
fans to spandrels. No tombs to west also have inscriptions to top ledgers,
southern dated 1739 and other illegible but probably roughly contemporary.
Three tombs to south-east, c.1800, with mixture of fluted and plain corner
pilasters and chamfered top ledgers. Recessed semi-circular inscription
panels to long sides and oval-shaped discs to ends.
Listing NGR: SJ3947222149
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 256693
- 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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