Description

TR 03 NE MERSHAM CHURCH ROAD
(east side)
7/98
Two rows of 3
and 5 headstones
about 5 to 15
metres south of
Church of St. John

GV II

Eight headstones in 2 rows. First row of 3, all about 2 feet high,
with scrolled and shaped heads, the first with trumpets and cherub
head, the second with skull in profile over crossed bones and the
to Elizabeth Hann, d.1729 with winged cherub over raised and fielded
panel. Second row of 5, all about 2½ feet high, the northernmost a
double headstone, with scrolled shoulders and doubled cornice separated
by small relief death's head with motife of winged hourglass and death's
head. The adjacent stone, about 3 feet high with scrolled shaped head;
and skull in profile over bones. Two adjacent similar stones, with
Rocaille scrolled heads, with motif of open book within a heart over
round-headed inscription panel, the other with indented rectangular
panel. The fifth stone to John Home, d.1749. With scrolled shoulders
to pediment shaped cornice with cherub in sunburst.

Listing NGR: TR0504039348

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566190

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings