Description

TIVERTON

SS9512 ST PETER STREET, Tiverton
848-1/6/313 Dunsford monument in St Peter's
churchyard, 6.6m south-east of south
porch

GV II

Dunsford monument. Probably late C19. White marble on a grey
stone pedestal. Pedestal has moulded cap and base, the sides
with roughened masonry. On it stands a tall, square tapered
shaft with shaped top surmounted by an urn. Inscriptions in
lead letters on all 4 sides. At the top of the north side is
the inscription IN MEMORY OF MARTIN DUNSFORD OF TIVERTON SERGE
MANUFACTURER A TRULY WISE AND SINCERELY GOOD MAN DIED OCTR.
30th 1763 AGED 52. On the west side is MARTIN DUNSFORD AUTHOR
OF THE HISTORICAL MEMORIES OF TIVERTON DIED MARCH 13 - 1807.
AGED 63 YEARS. On the east side is an inscription to Gideon
Acland Boyce (d.1861), the architect. Several other members of
the Dunsford, Boyce, Acland and Pratt families are
commemorated, their dates of death ranging from 1771 to 1936.

Listing NGR: SS9542012822

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664766

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)