Description

TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN

SP1170 THE GREEN
652-1/9/157 (East side)
18/03/97 Chest tomb approx. 2m south of
chancel of Church of St Mary
Magdalene

GV II

Chest tomb to John Horton of Elliotts Hall, d.1817. Ashlar
chest on pinkish-brown brick plinth. Rectangular on plan,
approx. Late Neo-Classical style. 1.75m high by 1m wide by 2m
long.
Stepped plinth, moulded base. Long sides each have central
oval inscription panel within rectangular frame with fluted
decoration to the spandrels, between shorter rectangular
panels. The short sides have rectangular panels. Surmounted by
gently hipped slab with shaped sides. Also dedicated to Mary,
relict of John Horton, d.1855; to John Horton d.1876 and
Elizabeth his wife, d.1867; to John Horton d.1900.
All the listed buildings in the churchyard form a group.

Listing NGR: SP1136470509

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662494

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)