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Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Tortworth, South Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6381 / 51°38'17"N

Longitude: -2.4281 / 2°25'41"W

OS Eastings: 370472

OS Northings: 193340

OS Grid: ST704933

Mapcode National: GBR JY.83XL

Mapcode Global: VH87Y.V3R2

Plus Code: 9C3VJHQC+6Q

Entry Name: Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church

Listing Date: 5 June 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1115015

English Heritage Legacy ID: 34744

ID on this website: 101115015

Location: St Leonard's Church, Tortworth, South Gloucestershire, GL12

County: South Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Tortworth

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Tortworth St Leonard

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Canopied seat and flanking walls, Memorial to the Countess of Ducie, 25 yards east of chancel of St. Leonard's Church

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Memorial to Julia, Countess of Ducie, died 1895. By W.D. Caröe in a Jacobean style. Consists of a canopied seat and flanking quadrant walls. Coursed rubble quadrant walls with moulded cornice, ashlar end piers and ball finials, and a low ashlar seat. The walls are swept up to the centre: recessed seat against a rubble wall with an inscribed plaque; arched canopy with decorated archivolt, pilaster strips; gabled with obelisk finials and carved Ducie arms.

Listing NGR: ST7047293340

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