Description

HARTLEBURY CP HARTLEBURY
SO 87 SW
1/68 Gibbons memorial about
8 metres north-west of
tower of Church of
St James

GV II

Cross. c1900. Ashlar. Three steps in square plan to square base rising to
octagonal top with quatrefoil panels to sides, octagonal cross shaft capped
by Latin cross. Brass plate on south side of steps: "To the Glory of God and
in thankful remembrance of/ Edward James Gibbons Barrister-at-law, son of
Benjamin &/ Charlotte Gibbons of Waresley House, who died at sea Jan: 23d
1900/ Aged 40 on his way to South Africa with the City Imperial Volunteers/
This Cross is dedicated by his brothers, sisters and friends/ Bear ye one
another's burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ". Located in a prominent
position near entrance to church.

Listing NGR: SO8405270900

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26510233

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)