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Pedestal Tomb of James Walker in Hough Hole House Gardens

A Grade II Listed Building in Rainow, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.284 / 53°17'2"N

Longitude: -2.0822 / 2°4'55"W

OS Eastings: 394619

OS Northings: 376344

OS Grid: SJ946763

Mapcode National: GBR FZXG.0G

Mapcode Global: WHBBH.ZQN7

Plus Code: 9C5V7WM9+J4

Entry Name: Pedestal Tomb of James Walker in Hough Hole House Gardens

Listing Date: 9 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1236444

English Heritage Legacy ID: 427430

ID on this website: 101236444

Location: Rainow, Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK10

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Rainow

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Rainow Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Tomb

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Description


SJ 97 NW RAINOW C.P. HOUGH HOLE
(North Side)

2/124 Pedestal tomb of James
Walker in Hough-hole
House gardens

GV II

Pedestal tomb of James Walker: dated 1843. Square buff sandstone
block on moulded plinth has inscribed raised panels. Projecting
cross-gabled capstone, with carving in the pediments, supports an urn
with a border of acanthus.

The most westerly of the group of 3 pedestal tombs in the garden. All
are of Victorian standard type but the inscriptions will be by James
Mellor jnr., many of which are long and record the influence of the
teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg on this family.
Listed for group value only.


Listing NGR: SJ 94619 76344

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