Caslon Tomb In St Luke'S Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Funerary monument.

Caslon Tomb In St Luke'S Churchyard

WRENN ID
under-flagstone-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Country
England
Type
Funerary monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 3282 SW OLD STREET 635-1/75/10070 Caslon tomb in St Luke's Churchyard

II

Funerary monument to the Caslon family. C18 chest tomb of painted Portland stone with a ledger slab possibly of Welsh limestone. Baluster-type pilasters; sunken inscription panels. Surrounded by contemporary railings with spearhead finials with urns at the corners. William Caslon the Elder (1692-1766) and his son William (1720-1778) were distinguished type founders after whom a typeface is named. SOUPCE: Dictionary of National Biography.

Listing NGR: TQ3232782391

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