Tomb Of Edward And Elizabeth Birley In Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East Of The Porch Of The Church Of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Fylde local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Tomb.

Tomb Of Edward And Elizabeth Birley In Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East Of The Porch Of The Church Of St Michael

WRENN ID: last-hinge-azure
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Fylde
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 June 1986
Type: Tomb
Source: Historic England listing

Description

KIRKHAM CHURCH STREET SD 43 SW 9/23 Tomb of Edward and Elizabeth Birley in churchyard c.50m SE of the porch of the Church of St. Michael - GV II

Tomb chest, c.1836. Carboniferous limestone in the form of a Greek sarcophagus on a plinth. Battered, simply panelled chest with austere, monolithic roof-slab formed as low cross-pediments with antefixae. Commemorates Edward Birley, younger brother of the builder of Hillside on Preston Street (q.v.) who died in 1811, and Elizabeth, his wife, who died in 1836.

Listing NGR: SD4275232319

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