Altar Tomb To South East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Laurence is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. A Medieval Monument.

Altar Tomb To South East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Laurence

WRENN ID
waning-bastion-sable
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NY 52 SE MORLAND

4/96 Altar tomb to south- east of chancel of Church of St Laurence

G.V. II*

Re-used C15 altar tomb, probably removed from church during mid C18 rebuilding. Constructed of unmortared sandstone blocks with trefoil-headed panelling; in the centre of each side is a shallow niche with ogee head under a crocketed gable. Top slab is later addition, probably late C18. Three brass plates bearing inscriptions are set in the slab (the bottom one, dated 1787, was temporarily removed in 1983); the earliest inscription, at the top reads: H.S.I. Guilielmus & Margareta Atkinson De Low Hall Qui Nomen & Mayoribus derivatum Immane quantum!. suis. Virtutibus Illustrobant. Quam boni; dicant Vicini recolentes Quam chari; Cognata desiderantes: Quam pii: Liberi lugentes. Haec Suis Valediscit Feb:22.1781. AE:100. Hoc Pietatis & Moeroris Monumentum P. Christophorus Atkinson.

Listing NGR: NY5984622553

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