Summary
Headstone dated about 1894.
Description
Headstone. c1894. Carved stone. The headstone has slightly narrowed sides with carved foliage at the top leading to a band decorated with rosettes with the pointed arch top framing a relief carving of a sailing boat.
The inscription records James Davies, 1826-1893, and his wife, Ann, d.1907. James Davies was the coxswain of the Cromer lifeboat and it is possible that the relief portrays it.
A fine headstone to the coxswain of a sailed and rowed lifeboat which is probably portrayed in a relief carving. Forms a group with the listed chapel and three other listed headstones in Cromer cemetery.
History
The land for Cromer Cemetery was donated by B B Cabell of Cromer Hall in 1860. There was originally a private path between the cemetery and the hall. A quarter of the cemetery was reserved for dissenters, the rest was consecrated for Anglicans. The cemetery closed to burials in 1908.
Reasons for Listing
The James Davies Monument at Cromer Old Cemetery is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* a fine headstone to the coxswain of a sailed and rowed lifeboat which is probably portrayed in a relief carving.
Group value:
* it has group value with the listed cemetery chapel and three other listed headstones in Cromer cemetery.
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Recommended Books
For the Record
Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings