Description

SO 9005
13/28
28.6.60

BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT
CHURCH HILL, Bisley Village
(west end)
Poor Souls' Light in the churchyard approximately 12m south west of Church of All Saints (previously listed as Well Cover in Churchyard)

GV
II*

Pour Souls' Light. Late C13. Limestone. Hexagonal lower part on
circular base, each face with trefoil headed arcade bay; attached
corner shafts with moulded capitals having delicately carved
banding. Hexagonal spire top with lucarne at base of each face
with weathered cusped opening. Original roll mouldings to spire
mostly missing. Small Celtic cross to top of spire is C19
addition. Space under spire formerly filled by candles during
masses said for the poor. Said to be the only external example in
the country of this type of monument.

Listing NGR: SO9034605917

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538005

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