Two Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South Of The Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. A Mid C18 Chest tomb.
Two Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South Of The Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- eternal-crypt-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Period
- Mid C18
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 9867 24/59
CONISTONE WITH KILNSEY KETTLEWELL ROAD (west side) Conistone Two chest tombs approximately 5 metres south of the church of St. Mary
GV II
Two chest tombs. Mid C18. Sandstone. The northern tomb has a cyma moulded top slab and the lettering is worn: "Here lieth the Body/of Richard Constan-/tine who departed/this life September/the 15th 1746 and in/the 63rd year of his/Age./Jane ye wife of the above/ Ric.d. died/Fbr. ye 21st 1755". The more southerly tomb has an incised line and roll moulding to the top slab and the sharply cut lettering is well preserved: "Here lieth the Body of/Thos. Son of Jonathan & /Margaret Constantine/ who died Fbr. ye 25th. 1745/ in the 18th Year of His Age/ The above Margaret/died Janr. ye 28th 1727-8/ Also the Body of the a/bove Jonathan Who died/May 17th. 1768 Aged 73". Both tombs with solid stone bases. Henry Constantine was one of the 13 tenants of the manor of Conistone who bought his holding after 1583. They may have lived at the Old Hall (q.v.)
Listing NGR: SD9810367548
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