Tombstone 40 Yards West Of Tower is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1984. Tombstone.
Tombstone 40 Yards West Of Tower
- WRENN ID
- vacant-courtyard-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1984
- Type
- Tombstone
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombstone, made of limestone, is located approximately 40 yards west of the tower in Burwell. It features a large winged heart with flames, along with a skull and crossbones. There is a modern inscription on the back that commemorates the death of seventy-eight people in a barn fire while they were attending a puppet show, with the date '8 September 1727' noted.
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