Description

SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE

11/240 Badger monument, in churchyard
abort 8.5m north-west of north
porch, Church of St. Peter and
St. Paul

GV II

Rectangular pedestal tomb; Badger family, late C18 (probably
1781); stone. Plain lid with moulded edge: corners slightly
indented on sides. North side circle with raised, moulded edge,
leaves in corners; south side raised panel with inset segmental
top, flowers and pendants each side. Ends elongated pilasters
with fluted capital, moulded base: shaft fluted on short returns,
main face circle with raised moulded edge to west, sunk panel to
east. Inscriptions on all faces. Earliest to Thomas Badger,
died 1781 and his wife, some italic lettering, with flourishes,
shows signs of black paint. Also to William Badger, died 1793;
long s's appear in inscription to his wife, died 1832.

Listing NGR: SO7170413906

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586550

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)