Description

COWLEY COWLEY VILLAGE
SO 9614

10/80 Robert Briggs monument in the
churchyard of the Church of
St Mary

GV II*

Chest tomb to Robert Briggs, senior, died 1709. and Edward Briggs,
date of death illegible. Limestone. Moulded plinth. Raised
rectangular inscription panel with a moulded margin and water leaf
decoration on the north side. Figure of man in contemporary dress,
holding a hat in one hand to the left. Figure of a woman holding
flowers within an alcove formed by drapery, skull and palm leaves
below. Similar inscription panel on the south side, flanked by the
figures of two women: the woman on the left is smaller than the
other with an eroded swag above and a winged hourglass below, the
taller woman stands within an alcove formed by drapery. Lyre-
shaped ends. Cherub holding an open bible at the east end;
cartouche-like decoration and fruit at the west end. Thick capping
with moulded margin. The representations of full figures in
contemporary dress make this monument particularly unusual.

Listing NGR: SO9652014645

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536381

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  For the Record
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)