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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