Dyson Perrins Memorial c. 30 M to W of Church of St John Baptist Worcester, England
Listed Building Data
Dyson Perrins Memorial c. 30 M to W of Church of St John Baptist has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1063811
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 21 March 1985
- Name
- DYSON PERRINS MEMORIAL ABOUT 30 METRES TO W OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
- Location
- DYSON PERRINS MEMORIAL ABOUT 30 METRES TO W OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CLAINES LANE
- District
- Worcester
- County
- Worcestershire
- Grid Reference
- SO 85110 58857
- Easting
- 385109.9160
- Northing
- 258856.5270
Listed Building Description
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WORCESTER
SO85NE CLAINES LANE, Claines 620-1/2/664 (South side) 21/03/85 Dyson Perrins memorial about 30 metres to W of Church of St John the Baptist (Formerly Listed as: NORTH CLAINES CLAINES LANE (South side) Dyson Perrins memorial about 33 yards west of the Church of St John the Baptist)
GV II
Chest tomb. Mid C19. White marble on pink granite base. Gothic style. Moulded plinth and flat capping; capping has an ivy leaf frieze, and a cross carved upon it with foliage decoration at each end of the arms. Corner piers, and central pilaster to long sides, all with 2 pointed arched, cusped, recessed panels, one above the other; the inscription panels are also recessed behind cusped 2-centred arches with foliated relief work in spandrels. North-east side panels commemorate Sarah Dyson Perrins, died 1855, and William Perrins died 1867; south-west left panel commemorates James Dyson Perrins, died 1887, the right panel is blank; the west end panel commemorates Judith Perrins, died 1865, and the east end panel Alice Mary Dyson Perrins, died 1860. William Perrins and his partner, John Wheeley Lea, founded the Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce Company, first marketed in 1840, which brought considerable wealth to both families. William Perrins married Sarah Dyson in 1823 and their grandson, Charles William Dyson Perrins, 1864/1958, was able to establish his outstanding collection of Early Worcester Porcelain and Illuminated Manuscripts with this inherited wealth.
Formerly listed in the parish of North Claines on the 71st list for the District of Wychavon, County of Hereford & Worcester.
