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Poor Souls' Light in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South West of Church of All Saints

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bisley, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7519 / 51°45'6"N

Longitude: -2.1412 / 2°8'28"W

OS Eastings: 390346

OS Northings: 205917

OS Grid: SO903059

Mapcode National: GBR 1MN.5FV

Mapcode Global: VH94Z.T7WC

Plus Code: 9C3VQV25+PG

Entry Name: Poor Souls' Light in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South West of Church of All Saints

Listing Date: 28 June 1960

Last Amended: 24 March 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1091286

English Heritage Legacy ID: 132584

Also known as: Poor souls' light at All Saints' Church

ID on this website: 101091286

Location: All Saint's Church, Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Bisley-with-Lypiatt

Built-Up Area: Bisley

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Bisley All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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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

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