Description

GREAT AMWELL ST JOHNS LANE
TL 3712
(south side)
Great Amwell village

12/17 Cathrow monument
in churchyard
20 metres east-south-east of chancel

GV II

A large churchyard monument. Circa 1800. Stone with cast iron
railings. A fine neo-classical mausoleum in the form of a square
temple with low pitched roof, pediments on each side, a large
mantled lamp on top, withered foliage carved in each tympanuam, a
square base of 4 steps, and 4 baseless Tuscan columns standing on
the 3rd step. Inside: a flared square sarcophagus with stepped
lid, accroteria, lion's feet, and simple bordered panels. On W
face: 'The family vault of George Cathrow Esq of Hoddesdon.'
The lowest step carries high cast iron railings with square bars
and points alternating in base panel, and spears with spikes
between above. 4 heavy corner standards with reversed flambeau
in relief and elongated amphorae as finials. An important neo-
classical monument. Part of the churchyard group. (Pevsner
(1977) 150).

Listing NGR: TL3720212490

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625907

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]