Smith Memorial And Railed Enclosure Immediately To West Of Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Memorial.
Smith Memorial And Railed Enclosure Immediately To West Of Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- waning-barrel-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SO 37 NE 8/173
HOPTON CASTLE C.P. HOPTON CASTLE Smith memorial and railed enclosure immediately to west of Church of St Mary
GV II
Churchyard memorial and railed enclosure. Circa 1840. Sandstone ashlar (to monument) with regularly coursed and dressed rubble to flanking walls. Wrought-iron railings with urn-capped standards resting on low walls. Monument. Projection to centre has oval inscription panel commemorating William Smith (died 1840) and his wife, Ann (died 1824) flanked by slender decorated vase-shaped balusters; semi-circular pediment to top with decorated ball finials to left and right [right missing at time of resurvey (August 1986)] surmounted by wooden pediment (right side missing at time of resurvey). Further inscriptions to other members of Smith family to sides and below. Railed enclosure contains 6 stone grave slabs, either marking remains of those referred to on monument or of other members of the Smith family.
Listing NGR: SO3633278252
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