Description

GREAT GADDESDEN GREAT GADDESDEN
TL 01 SW
(North side)
3/103 10 tombstones grouped in
- 2 rows of 5, 10m and 12m
to West of church tower
in churchyard
GV II

10 tombstones. Further row:- Jeremiah Rolph of Gaddesden Row 1789, Mary
Rolph 1800, Mary Davison 1829, Joseph Davison 1833, Mary Arnott
Chennells 1833 (with half-round section grave slab to this grave). Row
nearer tower:- Charlotte Rolph 1822, Jeremiah Rolph 1830, Sarah Rolph
1836, Caroline Cooper 1817, Thomas Cooper 1834. White freestone. The
slabs each about 1.5m high and quite broad, consciously follow a single
design and are set as a group. Each has a moulded segmental head and
deep band of carved decoration above the inscribed plain field. In each
the ornament is to the same pattern but with variations in execution. An
open book is placed central on a bracket supported by symmetrical
acanthus scrolls. Winged cherubs' heads flank the book and the frame is
completed by a heavy moulded scroll or truss at each end.

Listing NGR: TL0283611253

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26394487

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)