Chest Tomb To Sir Joseph Paxton 40 Metres South Of Church Of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb To Sir Joseph Paxton 40 Metres South Of Church Of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- buried-string-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to Sir Joseph Paxton, an architect and landscape gardener, located 40 meters south of the Church of St Peter in Edensor. It dates from around 1865 and is made of sandstone and limestone. The rectangular tomb features angle pilasters with moulded decoration and inscriptions on shields positioned between them. The top of the tomb is heavily moulded. The inscriptions commemorate Sir Joseph Paxton, who was born in Milton Bryant, Bedfordshire on August 3, 1803, and died at Rockhills House, Sydenham on June 8, 1865. The tomb also honors Sarah, his wife, and other family members.
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