Group Of 5 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South Of Church Of St Mary The Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1991. Monument.
Group Of 5 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South Of Church Of St Mary The Virgin
- WRENN ID
- small-cupola-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1991
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
CLAWSON, HOSE BURDEN LANE, AND HARBY HARBY SK 7431-7531 Group of 5 chest-tombs 41/486 approx 10 m S of Church of St Mary the Virgin
GV II
Chest tombs. Early C18. Early C19. Limestone, ironstone and sandstone. That nearest church has plain chest of coursed squared ironstone, pair of limestone panels to W end with inscriptions to members of Morley family in moulded surrounds and pair of massive limestone ledgers. Ledgers slope up to W end and are inscribed in relief above panels: W 1737 M and W 1709 M. Chest tomb further S, probably C18, of grey sandstone with pilaster strips to corners. Furthest to S two early C19 chest tombs, one of limestone with tapering reeded corners, slate inscription panel to N side to William Orson d. 1830 and "hipped" top. The other of buff-coloured sandstone to John Orson d. 1825 with concave panels either end. Chest tomb d. 1874 to John Orson is not of special architectural interest.
Listing NGR: SK7472431279
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