Description

TQ3374SW
636-1/56/308

SOUTHWARK
DULWICH VILLAGE
(East side)
Monument to John Willes, Dulwich Old Burial Ground

GV
II

Stone tomb chest. Dated 1818. Brick plinth; stone base treated
as vermiculated band; stylobate of 3 steps. Soanean in
character, with Roman sepulchral motifs used in a highly
idiosyncratic manner. Returns resemble a Roman stele, with a
scallop shell inserted in a segmental pediment, a motif
repeated on the long sides. Tapering corner pilasters have
honeysuckle shoulders and inverted torches in low relief
carving. Marked G on plan, located along south verge just
north of Graham tomb.
The burial ground, which was consecrated in 1616, was unusual
in not being adjacent to any church or chapel.
The monuments form a group with the C18 gates, walls and
railings to Dulwich Old Burial Ground (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3317674137

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26665281

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (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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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas