Morris Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East Of Chancel Of Church Of St George is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1989. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
Morris Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East Of Chancel Of Church Of St George
- WRENN ID
- pitched-panel-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1989
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morris Memorial, located approximately 20 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. George in Kelmscott, was created in 1896 by Philip Webb. This churchyard memorial is made of limestone and features a curved ridge-shaped stone supported by stone blocks at each end. The south side of the memorial bears inscriptions for William Morris (1834-1896) and Jane Morris (1839-1914), while the north side honors their daughters, Jane Alice Morris (1861-1935) and May Morris (1862-1938). It has been suggested that the design of the tomb may be inspired by the ridge-back type of Viking funerary monument, although Webb might have also drawn inspiration from a 17th-century gable-ended tomb found in the same churchyard.
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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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