Description

SO 82 SE DOWN HATHERLEY DOWN HATHERLEY VILLAGE

6/23 Henry Aisgil monument in the
churchyard of the Church of
St. Mary c4.5m east of chancel

GV II

Chest tomb top Henry Aisgil, dated 1622. Limestone. Sides divided
into 3 panels. Raised inscription plaque on central panels with
inscriptions, inscription on south side; HIC / IACIT SEPULTUS
VENERABILIS / VIR HENRICUS AISGIL ECCLESIA CATHE / DRALIS
MENEVENSIS CHANCELLARIUS / GLOUCESTERIENSIS PREBENDARIUS NEC / NON
HUIUS PAROCHII VICARIUS / QUI OBIIT IN DOMINO / ANNO DONI
1622 / raised scrollwork margin. Panels either side decorated with
raised heraldic shields each within a blind round-headed arch with
imposts, fluted pilasters either side. Inscription on north also
in Latin but in smaller, almost illegible lettering, otherwise as
on south. Small projecting pedestals at either end, projecting
from sunken mushroom shaped panels. Pedestals perhaps formerly
supported carved skulls. Capping with moulded margin.

Listing NGR: SO8676422478

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26591221

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)