Description

SP 1401-1501 FAIRFORD HIGH STREET
(west side)

13/157 Two Tovey and seven unidentified
monuments, about 3-10m south of end
south east aisle buttress in
churchyard of Church of St. Mary

GV II

Three chest tombs: Richard Tovey 1820, Richard Tovey 1770 and
Henry 1804, and Unidentified to west, probably early C18; and 6
headstones to west, all unidentified, probably mid/late C18.
Limestone. Tovey monuments both stepped tent top with curved top
section and roll moulding, moulded plinth and capping on base. To
north (1820) - plain incised ends and sides, panelled frieze and
pilaster side strips. To south (1770) - plain frieze, recessed
ends, slightly fielded sides with flanking reeded strips. Both
breaking up on north side on top. Plain unidentified chest with
flat top, slab sides and ends on chamfered plinth. All headstones
have high relief cartouche with cherub's head, 2 wth twin cherubs.
Two have additional stone to rear, apparently footstones.

Listing NGR: SP1517101154

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26467135

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings