Description

TQ1873 PETERSHAM
22/25/10111 Three chest tombs in the churchyard of
23-MAR-00 St Peter's Church

GV II

Three churchyard monuments, c.1818, one to Edward Cummings Esq. d.1818, one unidentified, one to Mary Carter, Spinster c.1818. Chest Tombs. Portland stone, with York stone and marble ledger slab and inscription panel. Three identical chest tombs, originally along the northern edge of the churchyard.

Edward Cummings Esq d. 1818. Portland stone chest with inscribed York stone ledger slab. Latticed angle pilasters, raised inscription panel with drip mould on south side. Remains of protective coats of limewash evident. (Catalogue no. 276)
Unidentified, c. 1818. As above, but with a badly weathered marble inscription panel. (Catalogue no. 277)
Mary Carter, Spinster, c.1818. As above, but with damage to ledger, south- west corner and drip mould. (Catalogue no. 278)

St.Peter's Church, Petersham, London Borough of Richmond. Survey of Churchyard Monuments. Roger Bowdler, HART, English Heritage, August 1999

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27086797

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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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)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)