General Joseph Smith Tomb In Church Of All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. A C18 Tomb.
General Joseph Smith Tomb In Church Of All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
CHURCH ROAD, Weston, 656-1/0/0 General Joseph Smith tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard GV II*
Tomb of General Joseph Smith. c1790. Chest tomb of Bath stone, located north of the north-west end of the church. An elaborate neo-classical memorial on an oval base, the rectangular chest with paired engaged columns with acanthus capitals at the projecting ends. The main field sports a fine military trophy in relief, surrounding an inscription panel, the epitaph of which opens `Here is deposited the noblest work of God / an Honest Man / A Brave Officer¿ etc. The other side bears a plain marble panel set amid drapery. The upswept fluted cover rises to a two-stage base bearing a decorated urn. Listed as an exceptional neo-classical memorial. General Smith died in 1790: he also has a memorial within Weston church. No 53 on the churchyard plan.
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