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Chest Tomb 2 Metres from South Aisle of Church of St Swithin

A Grade II Listed Building in Shobrooke, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7983 / 50°47'53"N

Longitude: -3.6149 / 3°36'53"W

OS Eastings: 286286

OS Northings: 101097

OS Grid: SS862010

Mapcode National: GBR LB.Z418

Mapcode Global: FRA 369Z.KJ6

Plus Code: 9C2RQ9XP+72

Entry Name: Chest Tomb 2 Metres from South Aisle of Church of St Swithin

Listing Date: 30 November 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1309753

English Heritage Legacy ID: 96421

ID on this website: 101309753

Location: St Swithin's Church, Shobrooke, Mid Devon, EX17

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Shobrooke

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Shobrooke St Swithin

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Chest tomb

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Description


SHOBROOKE CHURCH LANE
SS 80 SE
2/69 Chest tomb 2 metres from south
- aisle of Church of St
Swithin
GV II
Chest tomb. Probably C18, probably repositioned 1879. Volcanic ashlar, granite
lid, beerstone panels in lond sides with some C19 brick. Rectagular plan, plain
sides with moulded cornice (astragal and cavetto) under plain lid which has
weathered leaving no trace of original inscription. Plain Beerstone panel to south
but panel in north side records death of George Tattershall of Pennycott in 1822
and his wife Elizabeth in 1830.


Listing NGR: SS8628601097

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