Monument to Samuel Venables in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1829 / 53°10'58"N

Longitude: -2.8947 / 2°53'41"W

OS Eastings: 340304

OS Northings: 365464

OS Grid: SJ403654

Mapcode National: GBR 79.3KCJ

Mapcode Global: WH88F.H8S7

Plus Code: 9C5V54M4+54

Entry Name: Monument to Samuel Venables in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery

Listing Date: 23 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375890

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469869

ID on this website: 101375890

Location: General Cemetery, Handbridge, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH4

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Handbridge Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Chester St Mary without the Walls

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Monument

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Description

SJ4065
1932-1/8/211

CHESTER CITY (EM)
OVERLEIGH ROAD

(North side (off))

Monument to Samuel Venables in north part of Overleigh Cemetery

II

Monument to Samuel Venables, master of Chester Bluecoat
School, Upper Northgate Street (qv). c1850. Obelisk on plinth,
stone. Inscribed: "TO THE MEMORY OF MR SAMUEL VENABLES WHO
DURING THE SPACE OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS FILLED THE IMPORTANT
SITUATION OF MASTER TO THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL IN THE CITY.
HAVING FAITHFULLY SERVED HIS HEAVENLY FATHER DURING THE LONG

PERIOD OF SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS HE DIED IN THE HOPE OF ETERNAL
REST WITH HIM ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER 1848.
IN GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION OF THE FIRM BUT CONSIDERATE SPIRIT
WITH WHICH HE DISCHARGED HIS OFFICE, AND WITH THE HONEST
DESIRE TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF A DILIGENT, CONSCIENTIOUS
AND PARENTAL INSTRUCTOR, THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE WHO FEEL THAT THE LESSONS WHICH THEY
LEARNT IN SCHOOL HAVE UNDER GOD'S BLESSING BEEN THE SOURCE OF
THEIR HAPPINESS IN LIFE".
On the right side is inscribed "M : CH : L. RESTORED NOVEMBER
6TH 1885 BY HIS GRANDSON CHARLES SAMUEL VENABLES : LONDON".
The plinth is capped on each side by a simple pediment, above
which the obelisk rises, total height approx 4m.

Listing NGR: SJ 40304 65464

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