Group Of 8 Chest Tombs In Area Defined By Paths In North West Corner Of Churchyard Of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1986. Tomb.

Group Of 8 Chest Tombs In Area Defined By Paths In North West Corner Of Churchyard Of St Peter

WRENN ID
far-hammer-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1986
Type
Tomb
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SJ 95 42 CAVERSWALL C.P. CAVERSWALL ROAD (West side)

12/10 Group of 8 chest tombs in area defined by paths in north-west corner of churchyard of St. Peter

  • II

8 chest tombs. Stone. 4 to north-west corner of similar style: Josiah Saunders d. 1847, Rev. Josiah Saunders d. 1791, William Hill d. 1776 and George Swift d. 1811, all of same size with inset banded angle pilasters, alternating fleuron and fluted bands to frieze and moulded top. Closer to the church tower lie Mary Shaw d. 1787 and the Hulme Memorial (from 1717 but more close to the 1787 date referring to Elizabeth Hulme). The former has moulded pilasters at angles, the latter with reeded pilasters to the angles with unusual Neoclassical surbase crest and Thomas Bentley d. 1822 with reeded pilasters to centre and angles.

Listing NGR: SJ9514542804

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