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Latitude: 51.4796 / 51°28'46"N
Longitude: -1.0405 / 1°2'25"W
OS Eastings: 466727
OS Northings: 176063
OS Grid: SU667760
Mapcode National: GBR Q35.F1
Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.X28K
Plus Code: 9C3WFXH5+RQ
Entry Name: Canning Tomb Approximatley 9 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 19 June 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1214857
English Heritage Legacy ID: 399793
ID on this website: 101214857
Location: St Mary's Church, Purley on Thames, West Berkshire, RG8
County: West Berkshire
Civil Parish: Purley on Thames
Built-Up Area: Reading
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Purley
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Tomb
SU 67 NE PURLEY St. MARY's AVENUE
(north side)
3/11 Canning Tomb Approximately
9 Metres To North-west Of
Tower Of Church of St. Mary
G.V. II
Chest tomb. Early Cl9. Neo-classical style. Top With 4 chamfered faces, and
acroteria at corners and central urn. Fluted corners. Cast iron railed
enclosure with arrow heads and shaped standards with urn finials. Inscription
illegible at time of resurvey. Thomas Canning is said to have been the brother
of George Canning, foreign secretary, and briefly prime minister in 1827.
Listing NGR: SU6672776063
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