Description

ST53SE
10/92

LYDFORD-ON-FOSSE CP
HIGH STREET (West side)
WEST LYDFORD
Unknown monument in the churchyard 14 metres south of chancel of Church of St. Peter

GV
II

Chest tomb. C17 Dressed lias and Ham stone. Classic oblong chest on a moulded plinth; (plinth buried at time of
re-survey, August 1984); chest with elaborate scroll decoration to east and west ends; that to east end surrounding a
clover-roof cross, that to west end a blank oval panel; south side with fluted end pilasters, north side with end
pilasters with cherubic heads in relief; a lias panel inset between each pair of pilasters, that to north with the
remains of an inscription. Hipped slab top cavetto moulded around its lower edge.

Listing NGR: ST5649331862

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26311090

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets