Description

PORTLAND

SY6873 CHURCH OPE ROAD, Easton
969-1/3/29 (South side)
3 churchyard monuments, approx 7m S
of Church of St. Andrew

GV II

Two chest tombs and one headstone. C17 and C18. Portland
stone.(1) Chest tomb with thick ledger slab on cyma mould.
Bold incised inscription to S, heavy square E end, moulded
base on flat platform. Date 16-- can be read, but generally
worn and overgrown (May 1991).(2) Chest tomb with heavy ledger
slab on moulded edge, quarter balusters to chest; skull and
crossbones (E), oval panel with leaf surround (N and S), and
plain W, all on moulded base and very large deep platform. No
inscriptions or date legible, but a mid C18 design. (3) Thick
headstone, with cartouche. Commemorates ...Pearce aged 58,
died 1745. RCHM records various other monuments, but these
have either disappeared or are overgrown.

Listing NGR: SY6968871096

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26570867

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)