Description

BURFORD AND UPTON CHURCH LANE
AND SIGNET
SP2512 (Enlargement) Kennet (?) Memorial
7/31 about 10m SSE of porch
of Church of St John.

GV II

Bale tomb. c.1760. Enriched ashlar. Moulded plinth and frieze. 3
pilasters to long sides with high relief carving of garlands of fruit and
flowers, outer ones with putti heads; rounded capping broken out in
gadrooning over pilasters. Plain bale with 3 raised panels of vegetable
ornament; urn which formerly capped this monument (like the Aston Memorial
q.v.) removed. Scallop ends, the Western one containing a skull.
Inscriptions to Thomas (died 1731) and Rebeckah (died 1730) Kennet (?).

Listing NGR: SP2530412384

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26304985

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Recommended Books

• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas