Description

WEYMOUTH

SY6685 CHURCH STREET, Upwey
873-1/5/553 (West side)
Group of five Freke and Roper
monuments to north-east of Church of
St Laurence

GV II

Group of 3 headstones and 2 tomb chests:
(i) Chest tomb. Robert Freke, d.1699. Portland stone. Very
pitted ledger slab on moulded edge, plain S side, N side has
pair of sunk segmental-arched panels with enrichment in low
relief, with inscriptions. The ends are heavily bolstered,
with upper and lower mouldings; the W end has a naive skull
and cross-bones, and the E an angel with outspread wings. Base
is partly sunk.
(ii) Chest tomb, immediately to E of tomb of Robert Freke: Mrs
Mary Freke, 1712. Portland stone. Flat ledger slab to moulded
edge. To the N a plain panel with inscription all in capitals,
plain panel to S. The ends are heavily bolstered, with upper
and lower mouldings; the E end has a naive skull and
cross-bones, the W is plain. By the same mason as the monument
to Robert Frere, but with lettering normally found on C17
monuments. To the E of these 2 chests are 3 stones, lying N/S:
(iii) Headstone. Joseph Roper, 1770, and others. Portland
stone. The top shaped, with scrolls and cherub heads. The
lettering is especially fine, and still mainly legible.
(iv) Headstone. John Roper, 1858. Portland stone. The top with
central arch flanked by smaller arches, and containing an open
book, an urn with drapes. The date is late for the design, and
may commemorate an occupant additional to the first. The stone
is leaning considerably towards the E.
(v) Headstone. Tregunel Roper, 1817. Portland stone. An
unusually lofty stone (approx 1.6m from the ground), but
leaning seriously to the E. The shaped top has small corner
scroll rosettes. Lettering is clear and bold.
This is the most significant group of monuments of
architectural and historic interest.

Listing NGR: SY6606185247

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26562056

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