Description

SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE

11/220 Bellamy monument and headstone in
churchyard, about 15m south-south-
east of north gate to Bell Lane,
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

GV II

Chest tomb and headstone; 1775, 1677; stone. Rectangular chest
tomb with short headstone against west end. Chest tomb has
markedly weathered top with moulded edge; sides large raised oval
panel with paterae in corners; ends elongated rectangular baluster,
with fluted 'capital': shield with coat of arms on stem at west
end, feature at east end too weathered to identify. Moulded base.
Commemorates William Bellamy died 1775, wife 1792, 2 sons 1777 and
1793. Later inscriptions to 1879. Initial inscription well
carved, uses long s. Headstone against west end to Samuel
Bellamy, died 1677. Steeply cambered top with scrolled ends:
raised margin around edge, carved with wavy scroll. Lettering
well cut.

Listing NGR: SO7170213952

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26365827

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]