Gravestone of Mary Higgins in Churchyard of St James's Church
GRAVESTONE OF MARY HIGGINS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396593
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestone of Mary Higgins in Churchyard of St James's Church
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONE OF MARY HIGGINS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396593
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestone of Mary Higgins in Churchyard of St James's Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAVESTONE OF MARY HIGGINS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
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:
- GRAVESTONE OF MARY HIGGINS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Bytham
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 98844 18342
Reasons for Designation
The gravestone of Mary Higgins, located in the churchyard of St James's Church, Castle Bytham, is listed for the following principal reasons:
* Date: it is a mid-Georgian monument, known to date to 1756
* Intactness: its essential form survives with the decorative carving intact and the majority of the inscription legible
* Artistic interest: its decorative carving takes a flowing, stylised, rococo form
* Historical interest: it is near two other gravestones dating to the late C17 and the early C18, also located just south of the chancel, the area considered to be the prime position for burials
* Group Value: it has strong group value with the Grade I listed church
Details
CASTLE BYTHAM
1762/0/10009 Gravestone of Mary Higgins in churchya 09-MAR-11 rd of St James's Church
GV II A small, rectangular, upright, gravestone of moulded limestone ashlar. The top half has two carved angel heads with interwined collars, surrounded by a stylised, rococo, design incorporating scrolls and acanthus leaves. The lower half has a slightly raised panel with a segmental head and moulded corners, incorporating the inscription which reads 'In Memory of MARY HIGGINS who died Feb [...] 1756 [...] year of her Age'. The gravestone is located approximately 3.5 metres south of the church tower.
HISTORY The gravestone of Mary Higgins is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed St James's Church which dates to the late C12. The churchyard is laid out on all four sides of the church and contains limestone and slate headstones dating from the C17 to the C20. SOURCES Allsopp, N, J, 'Castle Bytham Churchyard', unpublished survey (1997)
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION The gravestone of Mary Higgins is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Date: it is a mid-Georgian monument, known to date to 1756 * Intactness: its essential form survives with the decorative carving intact and the majority of the inscription legible * Artistic interest: its decorative carving takes a flowing, stylised, rococo form * Group Value: it has strong group value with the Grade I listed church and two Grade II listed gravestones dating to the late C17 and early C18, also located just south of the chancel, the area considered to be the prime position for burials
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509157
- 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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