Sampson Chest Tomb At Approximately 20 Metres East Of Church Of Saint Sithney is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Tomb.

Sampson Chest Tomb At Approximately 20 Metres East Of Church Of Saint Sithney

WRENN ID
silent-bastion-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SW 636 289
Coordinates
50.11383, -5.30688
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Sampson chest tomb, located approximately 20 metres east of the Church of Saint Sithney, dates from the early 19th century. It commemorates Thomas Sampson, who died in 1810 at the age of 56. The tomb is constructed from dressed granite and is partly buried. It features a square plan with a headstone positioned in the middle of the west end, which has an inscribed slate insert facing east. The chest is made of squared granite monoliths that are joined by iron staples, and the headstone has a segmentally headed design with square corners.

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