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Latitude: 50.6729 / 50°40'22"N
Longitude: -3.8393 / 3°50'21"W
OS Eastings: 270131
OS Northings: 87529
OS Grid: SX701875
Mapcode National: GBR QB.YX2F
Mapcode Global: FRA 27V9.849
Entry Name: Berry Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North-West of Church of St Michael
Listing Date: 16 September 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1106181
English Heritage Legacy ID: 94656
Location: Chagford, West Devon, Devon, TQ13
County: Devon
Civil Parish: Chagford
Built-Up Area: Chagford
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Chagford St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
CHAGFORD HIGH STREET (north side),
SX 7087 Chagford
6/127 Berry chest tomb approximately
- 12 metres north-west of Church
of St Michael
GV II
Chest tomb with area railings. Dated 1828 in memory of Richard and Elizabeth
Berry. Granite ashlar with cast iron area railings. Chest tomb has a chamfered
plinth and a thick soffit-moulded flat lid. Each side contains a rectangular sunken
panel. The inscription, in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, is on the
south-east side. It records the death of husband and wife Richard and Elizabeth
Berry in the same year 1828, and some close relations who died before 1855. It is
fenced by railings set in granite coping stones. Rails have fluted shafts and spear
heads and the corner posts are bulbous with vase caps.
Listing NGR: SX7013187529
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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