Walter Higgs Tomb Chest 1 Metre East Of South Transept Of Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1983. Tomb.

Walter Higgs Tomb Chest 1 Metre East Of South Transept Of Church Of St Mary

WRENN ID: worn-cellar-saffron
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cheltenham
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 December 1983
Type: Tomb
Source: Historic England listing

Description

CHARLTON KINGS

SO9620SW CHURCH STREET 630-1/36/41 (South West side) 14/12/83 Walter Higgs tomb chest 1 metre east of south transept of Church of St Mary (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET Walter Higgs Tomb)

GV II

Tomb chest. c1700. Commemorates Walter Higgs (d.1698) and his daughter Anne (d.1684). Ashlar with slate inscription panel to south and iron cresting. Scrolled acanthus consoles to ends form lyre shape, with scallop shell motif between; carved swags flanking panel with foliage and fielded oval to north. Cast-iron cresting on capping. Higgs had been a commissioned officer in the service of King Charles I. (Charlton Kings Local History Society Bulletin: 1986-: 7).

Listing NGR: SO9646320432

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