Carrington Memorial - Borough Cemetery
CARRINGTON MEMORIAL - BOROUGH CEMETERY, BUXTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393366
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Carrington Memorial - Borough Cemetery
- Statutory Address:
- CARRINGTON MEMORIAL - BOROUGH CEMETERY, BUXTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393366
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Carrington Memorial - Borough Cemetery
- Statutory Address 1:
- CARRINGTON MEMORIAL - BOROUGH CEMETERY, BUXTON ROAD
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.
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:
- CARRINGTON MEMORIAL - BOROUGH CEMETERY, BUXTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockport (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 90180 89024
Reasons for Designation
The Carrington Memorial, Stockport Borough Cemetery, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is an unusual late C19 chest tomb in a bold neo-Romanesque style * Its bespoke design combines high-quality craftsmanship with striking and devout inscriptions to the frieze in elegant raised lettering
Details
701/0/10062 BUXTON ROAD 09-JUL-09 CARRINGTON MEMORIAL - BOROUGH CEMETERY
II Chest tomb. Late C19 by T Derbyshire, Stockport. Sandstone with bronze inscription plaques.
Large, rectangular chest tomb standing on rectangular base inscribed with the family name CARRINGTON in centre of west side, facing pathway, and name of designer/craftsman to left. Tomb has moulded plinth with relief-carved arcade of fluted pilasters and segmental arches with carved tympana to side elevations of alternating shell and flame motifs. Beneath the arcade lintels are inset panels containing either relief carving or bronze inscription plaques naming family members. Plaques to Samuel Ratcliffe Carrington (d.12 November 1883) and his wife, Christiana (d.26 March 1886), on two north end panels. No inscription plaques on two south end panels. Side elevations alternate plaques with carved panels. Over the arcade is entablature with egg-and-dart and dentilated architrave, a frieze with relief inscriptions to each elevation, and a moulded cornice. From the north end the inscriptions read, MORS JANUA VITAE (death is the gate of everlasting life)/ SLEEP AFTER TOIL PORT AFTER STORMY SEAS/EASE AFTER WAR/DEATH AFTER LIFE DOES GREATLY PLEASE. Above the entablature is an inverted, moulded and carved cornice incorporating acanthus leaf decoration, supporting the lid. The monolithic stone lid has a shallow, roof-like shape with chamfered ends, and a moulded cornice.
HISTORY: The Carringtons were a prominent local manufacturing family, owners of a hat works on Adswood Lane, Stockport (partially demolished). One of Samuel Ratcliffe Carrington's sons died in New York in 1879, but was subsequently buried in Stockport Cemetery.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION The Carrington Memorial, Stockport Borough Cemetery, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons * It is an unusual late C19 chest tomb in a bold neo-Romanesque style * Its bespoke design combines high-quality craftsmanship with striking and devout inscriptions to the frieze in elegant raised lettering
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 506153
- 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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