Description

TL 7596 NORTHWOLD HIGH STREET
(north side)

16/16 Headstone llm South
of S. Aisle of St.
Andrews Church

G.V. II

Headstone. Ashlar. 1740. Inscription illegible. Pair of engaged Ionic
columns support entablature and enclose raised and fielded rectangular
inscription tablet. Above entablature is moulded set-back segmental projection
in which a female figure with long hair reclines resting on a skull, carved
in high relief. Figure is probably neither a reference to St. Agnes nor an
effigy but an allusion to a young unmarried woman.

Listing NGR: TL7558096984

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536205

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings