Description

BURNLEY

SD8432NW CHURCH STREET
906-1/16/32 (West side)
29/09/77 Kay monument approximately 30m south
of Church of St Peter
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET
(West side)
Monument to the Kay Family in St
Peter's Churchyard)

GV II

Monument to various members of the Kay family. Probably mid
C19. Commemorates: (i) Elizabeth, wife of William Fishwick of
Green Bank and eldest daughter of Thomas Kay, d.1831;
(ii) Thomas Kay of Laund House, Rossendale, d.1835;
(iii) William Greenwood Kay, son of Thomas Kay of Laund House,
d.1836.
Sandstone and polished granite. Square tomb chest with
clasping corner pilasters which have Greek key and anthemion
ornament, and inset polished granite panels with inscriptions
on 3 sides; massive superstructure composed of a pedestal with
scrolled console supporters at the corners, carrying an
elaborate gadrooned urn.
Forms group with Chaffer monument (qv) and Waddington monument
(qv) approximately 20m north, and with Church of St Peter
(qv).

Listing NGR: SD8429132917

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647417

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Recommended Books

• 
  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  For the Record
• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas