Description

SS 90 SW
8/136

THORVERTON
DINNEFORD STREET (west side)
Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

GV
II
Chest tomb. Early C19 or earlier with inscription panels of several dates. Ashlar Thorverton stone with freestone inscription panels. Rectangular chest with a heart carved in relief on the west end and a chamfered lid. The south side has an inscription panel commemorating William Crosse, died 1825; signature of carver now illegible. The east end has a Gothic Revival inscription panel with a blind trefoil-headed arch commemorating John Crosse, died 1846. The north side panel commemorates Catherine Fortbury, wife of the Reverend B. Beauchamp, died 1832. The chest was formerly surrounded by iron railings. An interesting monument illustrating various styles of inscription.

Listing NGR: SS9247202164

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533611

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey