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Latitude: 51.4418 / 51°26'30"N
Longitude: -2.5657 / 2°33'56"W
OS Eastings: 360776
OS Northings: 171575
OS Grid: ST607715
Mapcode National: GBR CGQ.M0
Mapcode Global: VH88V.G1Y1
Plus Code: 9C3VCCRM+PP
Entry Name: Challenger Monument in Arnos Vale Cemetery
Listing Date: 30 January 2003
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1350413
English Heritage Legacy ID: 490000
ID on this website: 101350413
Location: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Arno's Vale, Bristol, BS4
County: City of Bristol
Electoral Ward/Division: Brislington West
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bristol
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol
Church of England Parish: Knowle Holy Nativity
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: Monument
901-1/0/10132
30-JAN-03
BRISTOL
BATH ROAD
Challenger Monument, Arnos Vale Cemetery
GV
II
Tomb of the Challenger Family
Late 19th century. Bath stone. A tall grave marker consisting of a highly unusual assemblage of classical motifs arranged in a manner reminiscent of Indian grave markers. The square pedestal at the lowest level has engaged colonnettes to the corners; above this is a short stage with paired colonnettes to each angle. The next stage has free-standing colonnettes carrying a full entablature, with an inner block to the centre. The superstructure consists of a tapering section, square at the bottom, with arched panels to each face: above is a ring of colonnettes carrying an octagonal entablature, on top of which is a fluted and reeded shaft with entablature and a final, uppermost, finial.
HISTORY: this highly unusual memorial, of local manufacture, appears to be inspired by the nearby tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy Bahadoor (d.1833). It is a strange, provincial, fusion of classical and Indian forms and of considerable group value. It also contrasts markedly with the run of cemetery monuments of this period, which were mass-produced and conventional in form. The earliest legible inscription refers to Catherine Challenger (d.1925), but the monument appears to be rather older.
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