Description

ST GILES ST GILES IN THE WOOD
SS 53 18 IN THE WOOD
18/229 Tanton headstone approximately
- 4 metres south-east of the porch
of the Church of St Giles

GV II

Small headstone. Dated 1797 in memory of Daniel Tanton. Upright square-headed slab
standing approximately 300 millimetres high. The front is inscribed in Roman serif
upper and lower case lettering and records a sad and cautionary tale: "In memory of
Daniel Tanton. By firing off a gun it burst the breach of which sunk in his head
where it remained 9 weeks, on extraction of which he expired, ye 20th of January
1797, Aged 17 years".

Listing NGR: SS5332218943

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440846

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Recommended Books

• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas