Allen Monument In South East Corner Of Churchyard, Former Church Of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1980. A Late C19 Monument.
Allen Monument In South East Corner Of Churchyard, Former Church Of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- guardian-cornice-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1980
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
KNOWLE ST GILES CP PINKHAM HILL (North side, off) ) STSISE 2/69 Allen monument in south-east corner of churchvard, former Church of St Giles 19.ll.80
GV II
Shrine tomb. Later C19. Ham stone. Square plan; moulded basa; one cusped lancet panel with traceried gable to each face, with truncated steeplet above: attached is a enclosing low wall, trefoil traceried, with a cross at the east end. Commemorates J.M Allen and his children. The Revd J.M Allen was curate here 1839-55, as well as headmaster of Ilminster Grammar School, He was an amateur architect of considerable skill - his other church in this parish, St Mary Maqdalen, Cricket Malherbie (qv), is probably his best work. (VCH Somerset, Vol IV, l978, p162).
Listing NGR: ST3511211282
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