Description

STANTON ST QUINTIN UPPER STANTON ST 97 NW

8/256 Group of nine monuments in churchyard south-west of porch of Church of St Giles

GV II

Group of nine chest tombs, C18 to early C19, mostly to members of the Beak family. From east: a) Charles Beak monument, early C19, ashlar with baluster angles, two wreathed oval north plaques with sunburst between. Inscription to C. Beak of Ford, died 1834. b) Frances Beak monument, lm west of a), c1800, ashlar with pulvinated frieze broken back over fluted baluster angles. Two raised north plaques with drapery drop between, two rococo- framed south plaques. Inscriptions to Frances Beak died 1816, William Beak died 1819 and Susanna Beak died ?1801. c) Charles Beak monument lm south of b), later C18, ashlar with large draped baluster angles. Moulded base and cornice with pulvinated frieze. Rectangular bordered fielded south plaque with vine drop each side. Inscription to Charles Beak, died 1783. d) John Beak monument, about lm west of b), early C19, pennant stone with lyre ends, two north plaques with low relief female figure and urn in pointed recess to centre. e) Charles and Isaac Beak monuments, south of d), pennant stone, early to mid C19, plain heavily detailed pair with sunk slab sides and plain angle piers. North monument inscribed to Charles Beak died 1818, the south monument to Isaac Beak died 1860. f) Unidentified monument about 6m south of d), mid to later C18, ashlar with two fielded north plaques and large fielded south rectangular plaque with scroll decoration flanking. Fielded angle piers. Moulded base and cornice. g) Betty Beak monument about 2m south west of d), mid to later C18, ashlar, finely detailed tall chest tomb with moulded base and cornice, pulvinated frieze, broken forward over large asymmetrical Baroque plaque. Flanking strips, each of two fielded panels, and slim baluster angles. Large raised fielded south plaque. Inscription to Betty Beak died 1771. h) William Beak monument about 2m south of g), later C18, ashlar finely detailed chest tomb, oval north plaque with foliate framing and drapery drop flanking, baluster angles -and moulded base and cornice with pulvinated frieze. Fielded rectangular south plaque. Inscription to William Beak died ?1777.

Listing NGR: ST9057279869

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas