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Latitude: 52.1256 / 52°7'31"N
Longitude: -2.8375 / 2°50'14"W
OS Eastings: 342762
OS Northings: 247802
OS Grid: SO427478
Mapcode National: GBR FF.86SC
Mapcode Global: VH77R.RTSX
Plus Code: 9C4V45G7+62
Entry Name: Richard Payne Knight Monument About 10 Yards North East of North East Corner of the Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 9 February 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1157366
English Heritage Legacy ID: 149760
ID on this website: 101157366
Location: St Mary's Church, Wormsley, County of Herefordshire, HR4
County: County of Herefordshire
Civil Parish: Brinsop and Wormsley
Traditional County: Herefordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire
Church of England Parish: Brinsop with Wormsley
Church of England Diocese: Hereford
Tagged with: Monument
WORMSLEY CP
SO 44 NW
4/79
Richard Payne Knight
monument about 10 yards
north-east of north-east
corner of the Church
of St Mary
GV
II
Chest tomb. Dated 1824. Limestone with large prominent fossils and finer
grained end and side panels. Austere Neo-Classical style. High base on
chamfered plinth supports chest tomb with recessed margins to side and end
panels. Low hipped capping. Inscription in incised lettering on east side:
RICARDO PAYNE KNIGHT
PER PLVRIMOS ANNOS SENATORII ORDINIS
MAGNAVI INGENII ET SINGVLARI INDUVSTRIA PRAEDITO
OVI E FONTIBUS FERE RECONDITIS GRAECAS LITERAS HAVSIT
NON TAMEN HIS TOTVM SE DEDIT QVIPPE IN SYLVIS
ET CONVALLIBVS CVRVQUE FLVMINVM CONTEMPLANDO
MVLTVM STVDII QVO VALDE DELECTABATVR PENEBAT
INTER AMICOS AVTORITATE GRAVIS ERVDITOS IN SERMONE FAMILIARI
PRIMAS TENVIT OVEM LEPORE ORNABAT ET LITERIS EXAVISITIS
DE REPVBLICA BENE MERITVS
SIQVIDEM PRETIOSA QVE SCIENTER COMPARAVERAT
ANTIQVAE ARTIS EXEMPLA IN MUSEO BRITANNICO COLLOCARI
TESTAMENTO SVO CURAVIT
MORT: OB: ANN: AETAT: LXXIV: AS: MDCCCXXIV
BENEFICO ADMODVM ET LIBERALI VIRO
EIDEM FRATRI OPTIMO FRATER AMANTISSIMUS
MONVMENTUM HOC PONI INSCRIBIQVE VOLVIT
(BoE, p 326).
Listing NGR: SO4276247802
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