Description

GWENNAP CHURCHTOWN, Gwennap
SW 74 SW
4/119 6 Chest tombs 3m west of Church of
Saint Wenappa
GV II
4 linked chest tombs and 2 to north. Early C19. For Sampson family. Mostly granite
ashlar. Group of 6 chest tombs set within granite border, originally with railings.
All orientated west to east. 2 chests to north are very low with torus moulded lids.
Those to south have 2 identical chests, north and south, of granite ashlar and plain
lids flanking 2 later identical taller chests of stuccoed brick. Incised inscription
at east end to: Mary, wife of Benjamin Sampson, aged 36, and Nicholas Sampson, died
1813, aged 11.

Listing NGR: SW7387340101

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433699

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey