Southmead Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Michael

SOUTHMEAD CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1147230
Date first listed:
16-Sept-1987
Statutory Address:
SOUTHMEAD CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, HIGH STREET
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Date:
2007-04-02
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1147230
Date first listed:
16-Sept-1987
Statutory Address 1:
SOUTHMEAD CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, HIGH STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
SOUTHMEAD CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
West Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Chagford
National Park:
Dartmoor
National Grid Reference:
SX 70139 87541

Details

CHAGFORD HIGH STREET, (north side), SX 7087 Chagford 6/126 Southmead chest tomb approximately - 10 metres north of aisle of Church of St Michael GV II

Chest tomb. Dated 1832 in memory of Reverend William Southmead. Granite ashlar with cast iron area railings. Chest tomb has a moulded plinth and soffit-moulded flat lid. Each long side contains a sunken rectangular panel flanked by sunken pilasters. It is inscribed on the south-east side with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering including some italics. It records the death of William Southmead in 1832 and his brother John in 1833.

Listing NGR: SX7013987541

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