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Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Tintern, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6965 / 51°41'47"N

Longitude: -2.6806 / 2°40'50"W

OS Eastings: 353054

OS Northings: 199967

OS Grid: ST530999

Mapcode National: GBR JM.46FX

Mapcode Global: VH87F.HM6B

Plus Code: 9C3VM8W9+HQ

Entry Name: Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 29 September 2000

Last Amended: 16 March 2020

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24052

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300024052

Location: About 30m from the east end of the Church of St Mary.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Tintern

Community: Tintern (Tyndyrn)

Community: Wye Valley

Locality: Chapel Hill

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

A tomb in the neo-classical/baroque manner which might be C18 but is probably early C19 as the other memorials around it. Restored 2012/3.

Exterior

Sarcophagus of white limestone ashlar in the shape of a wine cooler standing on a larger plinth. Each face of the plinth has a sunk panel and the corners project diagonally and each support a large volute. The rim of the sarcophagus has egg-and-dart moulding and its coped lid is surmounted by a large fluted boss. The uphill, south-western face, has a brass plaque added in the recent restoration commissioned by Tintern Community Council, and it records the previously eroded inscription. The plaque reads:

Richard White son of George White of New Weir in the County of Hereford Gent. Died October 30th 1765 aged 67 years whose amiable temper and hospitality called to the sequestered spot many of the first rank and character. Inoffensive and benevolent he lived without an enemy and died deplored by all.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a fine and rare early C19 neo-classical tomb.

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