Description

SK 71 NE BURTON AND DALBY MELTON ROAD

Burton Lazars
(east side)
5/22 Squire's Monument,
5M north west of
Church of St.James

G.V. II*

Chest tomb surmounted by elaborate monument. Erected by the
executors of William Squire, d.1781. Limestone, formerly painted
and gilt, with iron railing. Oval plinth of 3 steps. Moulded
chest with corner volutes and to south, illegible inscribed
panel. At each end a circular pier, decorated with relief
panels, with symbols of Death, each topped by a globe. Above, a
sarcophagus on volutes, with an oval figurative panel at each
end. Above again, resting on 4 balls, a tall concave sided
decorated obelisk, with an oval perforation containing an urn,
and topped with a ball finial. Against the obelisk, figures
representing Faith and Hope. The monument is surrounded by a
spiked railing and is approximately 6M high.

Listing NGR: SK7673916950

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17542099

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)