Description

TODENHAM MAIN STREET
SP 23 NW
(north side)
1/173 William Harbidge monument
in the churchyard c2.5m south of
south transept of the Church of
St. Thomas
GV II
Chest tomb. Late C18. Siltstone with sandstone quarter balusters
and capping. Cast iron railing. Moulded plinth forming base.
Inscription on 2 sides. South side now illegible, north side
almost illegible. Moulded capping, probably not original. Carved
Tudor roses in ogee shaped arches in lower left and right of
inscription on north. Carved urns in same position on south.
Decorative carving in low relief of Adam and Eve and an angel at
east end and of Joseph's dream; showing Joseph and sheaves of corn
at west end. Railing around tomb with urn finials, some missing.
Tomb similar to Phillips family chest tombs (q.v.) probably by
Francis Ballard. (Edith Brill, Cotswold Crafts, P76-77, 1977).

Listing NGR: SP2432036311

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26445521

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments