Description

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SP 01 NE
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COMPTON ABDALE,
COMPTON ABDALE VILLAGE,
Josiah Dyer monument c17m east of north aisle in the churchyard of the Church of St. Oswald

(Formerly listed as Josiah Dyer monument c17m south of north aisle in the churchyard of the Church of St. Oswald)

GV II

Chest tomb to Josiah Dyer, died 1794, Hester his wife, died 1832, and Josiah, son of Josiah Dyer, died 1795. Inscription plaques and plinth red sandstone, otherwise grey sandstone, moulded plinth. Raised inscription plaque to Josiah Dyer with moulded margin, quadrant corners and rosettes on north side. Sunken fielded inscription panel to Hester Dyer with segmental head and roundels on south side. Eroded inscription at west end with stylized swag above. Similar inscription plaque at east end also with stylized swag. Capping with moulded margin.

Listing NGR: SP0596216586

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26446206

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]