Chest Tomb Approximately 31 Metres North Of Vestry Door Of Church Of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 31 Metres North Of Vestry Door Of Church Of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- knotted-pedestal-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HERTFORD
TL3212NE QUEEN'S ROAD 817-1/17/177 (East side) Chest tomb approx 31m north of vestry door of Church of All Saints
GV II
Chest tomb. 1774. White Portland stone with black marble slab. Elaborate chest tomb in mid C18 style. Deep black marble slab with bold bolection moulded edge, raised fielded panels on 4 sides, flanked by Tuscan brick capitals and pilasters, with raised carved putti heads, basket mouldings, and scotia moulded bases, heavy cyma recta and quadrant moulded base and plinth. Raised surround, formerly enclosed by iron palisade railings. Incised top slab in memory of John Benson (d.1774 aet 14), Sarah Benson (d.1776 age 12), Mary Benson (d.1778 aet 50), John William Benson (d.1801 aet 70), panels inscribed to other family members to 1864, panel on north side records that stone to be maintained in perpetuity by Trustees of Green Coat School. Slab to vault laid 1850 by permission of Vicar. (Turnor L: History of Hertford: Hertford: 1830-: 216-7).
Listing NGR: TL3280712505
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