Description

STONE

SJ9033 CHURCH STREET, Stone
651-1/7/8 (South side)
27/07/72 Crompton Tomb approx. 52m SW of
Church of St Michael
(Formerly Listed as:
STONE
Tomb of William Crompton in St
Michael's Churchyard)

GV II*

Tomb of William Crompton, d.1603, and his wife, d.1626.
Ashlar. Chest tomb with architraved panels to sides; Armorial
bearing to east end has draped mantle and 2 helmets with
crests; north side and west end have small shields with
scrolls above, probably armorial bearings of children; south
side has brass plaque recording other members of the Crompton
family; top has effigies of man in armour, legs missing below
the knee, and woman in dress c1600. Early C19 spear-headed
cast-iron railings with some remaining angle urns. The tomb is
on original site, in the chancel of the former Augustinian
Priory church of SS Mary and Wulfad, fd c1135, which was
demolished c1758.
(Buildings of England: N.Pevsner: Staffordshire: London:
1974-: 268).

Listing NGR: SJ9038633786

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545188

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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