Tomb Of Samuel Weddell is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1999. Funerary monument.

Tomb Of Samuel Weddell

WRENN ID
half-chancel-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Country
England
Date first listed
13 October 1999
Type
Funerary monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 3682 TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY

788/11/10113 Tomb of Samuel Weddell

GV II

Funerary monument commemorating Samuel Weddell, died 1845. Portland stone. Tapering rectangular sarcophagus with acroteria and shallow pedimented cover. East end with a bronze inscription panel: 'Extract from the Will of Samuel Weddell Esq. In order that the said vault and tomb may be constantly kept in repair I leave to the company called the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery the sum of one hundred pounds free from legacy duty as a fund for this purpose and I particularly request that the directors for the time being will invest this sum in any way that they may think proper and apply the same and the interest of dividend thereof in providing for the expense occasioned by such repairs'. Such inscriptions are highly unusual and shed interesting light on the maintenance provisions for tomb upkeep which were made by far-sighted clients.

Listing NGR: TQ3679282383

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