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Latitude: 50.6454 / 50°38'43"N
Longitude: -2.4173 / 2°25'2"W
OS Eastings: 370587
OS Northings: 82945
OS Grid: SY705829
Mapcode National: GBR PZ.H19B
Mapcode Global: FRA 57TC.J1W
Plus Code: 9C2VJHWM+53
Entry Name: Group of 5 Monuments Approximately 10 Metres South of Aisle Window to Church of St Andrew
Listing Date: 22 December 1997
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1135151
English Heritage Legacy ID: 467339
ID on this website: 101135151
Location: St Andrew's Church, Preston, Dorset, DT3
County: Dorset
Electoral Ward/Division: Preston
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Weymouth
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Preston with Sutton Poyntz St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Monument
WEYMOUTH
SY78SW CHURCH ROAD, Preston
873-1/3/470 (South side)
Group of 5 monuments approx 10m S of
aisle W window to Church of St
Andrew
GV II
5 headstones. Early to mid C18, dated variously from 1756 to
1770. The stones are grouped in 2 pairs, separated by approx
2m N/S, and a single monument approx 2m to the E, between the
pairs. From N to S they are: (i) Early C18, unidentified, the
inscriptions not legible. There are 3 good carved cherub heads
under a shaped top, above a flush panel; (ii) Immediately S of
the last. C18, with shaped head to scrolls. Carved skull,
trumpet and torch, above a flush panel with no legible
inscription; (iii) approx 2m S of the last. To Richard Lewis,
d.1761. Shaped top with scrolls above carved book and other
symbols including an angel; (iv) Immediately S of the last. A
very wide headstone, with shaped top, and with inscriptions
covering most of the surface, starting very close to the top.
The earliest decipherable memorial is to Joseph Wallis,
d.1770; (v) approx 2m E from and centred to the previous
pairs, a small headstone to Richard Johnson, d.1756. Shaped
top.
Listing NGR: SY7058782945
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