Unidentified Monument In The Churchyard Approximatley 1.5M South Of Church Of St John is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Chest tomb.

Unidentified Monument In The Churchyard Approximatley 1.5M South Of Church Of St John

WRENN ID
sleeping-porch-magpie
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1985
Type
Chest tomb
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SO 91 SE ELKSTONE ELKSTONE VILLAGE

3/117 Unidentified monument in the churchyard approximately 1.5m south of Church of St. John

GV II*

Chest tomb. Dated 1692. Limestone. Finely carved lyre ends each with 3-dimensional oval with scrolled border and cherub's head with wings over; acanthus leaf carving to sides of lyre ends. Oval inscription panel with border representing bound cloth; swags draped between top of panel and projecting rosettes in upper corners; panel flanked by putti sitting on skulls; inscription illegible apart from date. Plain recessed quatrefoil panel on north side. Thick cyma moulded top and base. Said to be the memorial to a member of the Poole family, possibly Nathaniel Poole a local cloth trader. A very well preserved example of high quality craftsmanship.

Listing NGR: SO9670712290

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