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Leigh Chest Tomb Adjacent to the South Side of Tower of Church of St Winifred

A Grade II Listed Building in Branscombe, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6902 / 50°41'24"N

Longitude: -3.1403 / 3°8'24"W

OS Eastings: 319550

OS Northings: 88459

OS Grid: SY195884

Mapcode National: GBR PC.73NJ

Mapcode Global: FRA 4798.4D5

Plus Code: 9C2RMVR5+3V

Entry Name: Leigh Chest Tomb Adjacent to the South Side of Tower of Church of St Winifred

Listing Date: 8 March 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1252586

English Heritage Legacy ID: 435597

ID on this website: 101252586

Location: St Winifred's Church, Branscombe, East Devon, EX12

County: Devon

District: East Devon

Civil Parish: Branscombe

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Branscombe St Winifred

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description




SY 18 NE BRANSCOMBE BRANSCOMBE

7/21 Leigh chest tomb adjacent
- to the south side of tower of
Church of st Winifred
GV II


Chest tomb. Dated 1787 in memory of Thomazine Leigh. Beerstone ashlar. Chest tomb
with plain base and soffit-moulded flat lid. It has plain sides with a shallow
moulded frieze. On the south side there is a central plaque a little proud from the
main sides. It is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and
records the death of Thomazine Leigh in 1787.


Listing NGR: SY1954588452

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