Group of 3 Chest Tombs c. 5 M to S of Nave of Dorchester Abbey Dorchester, England
Listed Building Data
Group of 3 Chest Tombs c. 5 M to S of Nave of Dorchester Abbey 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 1193627
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 14 May 1986
- Name
- GROUP OF 3 CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO SOUTH OF NAVE OF DORCHESTER ABBEY
- Location
- GROUP OF 3 CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO SOUTH OF NAVE OF DORCHESTER ABBEY, HIGH STREET
- Parish
- Dorchester
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SU 57915 94184
- Easting
- 457915.0390
- Northing
- 194183.7570
Listed Building Description
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DORCHESTER HIGH STREET SU5794 (East side) 5/47 Group of 3 chest tombs approx. 5m. to S of nave of Dorchester Abbey
GV II
3 chest tombs. One dated 1634 and two mid/late C18. Limestone. Pair nearest church have moulded plinths and covers, with fielded panels to the sides and ends. The westernmost also has a shield-shaped end panel commemorating Edward Wise, died 17(?). The earlier tomb has a deeply-projecting cover; chamfered on the underside, and the sides and one end have moulded recessed panels, with inset trefoiled arches and sunken spandrels. Rectangular inscription panel on end commemorates John Wise of Drayton (died 1634).
Listing NGR: SU5791394186
