13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER

13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, STRATFORD ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1382231
Date first listed:: 18-Mar-1997
List Entry Name:: 13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address:: 13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, STRATFORD ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1382231
Date first listed:: 18-Mar-1997
List Entry Name:: 13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER
Statutory Address 1:: 13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, STRATFORD 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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Statutory Address:: 13 HEADSTONES AND A CROSS APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES NORTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, STRATFORD ROAD

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County:: Warwickshire
District:: Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
Parish:: Wootton Wawen
National Grid Reference:: SP 15305 63297

Details

WOOTTON WAWEN

SP16SE STRATFORD ROAD 1457-1/5/145 (North side (off)) 18/03/97 13 headstones and a cross approx. 6m north of nave of Church of St Peter

GV II

Group of 13 headstones and a cross. 12 headstones mainly c1700, and C18, otherwise C20 cross and stone. The westernmost has elliptically-arched head with central winged cherub-head in sunk roundel. Then 2 approx. 2m to its south-east, a round-arched headstone with winged cherub-head to upper centre and divided rectangular inscription tablet; adjacent a rectangular tablet with moulded frame and fielded inscription tablet surmounted by broken swan-neck pediment with central winged cherub-head. To south again a rectangular headstone with carved scroll decoration to head forming shallow broken swan-neck pediment with central circular motif inscribed `Here lies the body of Sarah/ ... daughter of Richard/ and Hannah Horsley of ...' (d.1768). To its east a pair of rectangular headstones both with moulded frames and fielded inscription tablets, and both surmounted by broken swan-neck pediments with central cherub-heads and festoons. To their south a headstone with central oval inscription tablet surmounted by broken swan-neck pediment and central cherub-head, with festoons and foliage fronds to the sides. Then to east again 4 similar headstones with round-arched heads, all with eroded inscription tablets; then a headstone with 2 inscription tablets with roll-moulding between and each with round-arched head. All the listed items in the Churchyard form a good group with Church of St Peter (qv).

Listing NGR: SP1530563297

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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.