Description

SK39NE WENTWORTH CHURCH DRIVE (north side, off)

4/63 Burial enclosure approximately 10 metres to north-east of Wentworth Old Church

GV II

Burial enclosure. 1824. Erected by William Wentworth Fitzwilliam and son Charles William. Ashlar plinth and vault cover with cast-iron railed enclosure. Rectangular. Large slab rises to chamfered 2-stone vault cover. Railings have corner and intermediate piers each of square section with lozenge-shaped panels to openwork shaft. Moulded caps now mostly damaged or replaced by concrete facsimiles. Fleur-de-lys finials to lower and upper rails. Running inscription on upper rail reads:

'THIS PLACE OF BURIAL WAS / CONSTRUCTED A.D. MDCCCXXIV.BY / WILLIAM EARL FITZWILLIAM / AND CHARLES WILLIAM / VISCOUNT MILTON, FOR THE / WENTWORTH BRANCH OF THEIR / DESCENDANTS, IN THE HOPE THAT / THEY MAY PASS THROUGH / THINGS TEMPORAL, THAT THEY / LOSE NOT THE THINGS ETERNAL'.

Subterranean vault not inspected. Private access via ashlar-lined tunnel from Wentworth Old Church (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SK3839298300

External Links

• Wikidata Q26425742

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)