Description

DOWN ST MARY DOWN ST MARY
SS 70 5kl
2/164
- Radford Headstone approximately
8 metres east of North Aisle of
Church of St Mary

GV II

Headstone. Dated 1872 in memory of Emily Williams Radford. Bath stone enriched
with polychrome mosaic. Gothic style. Upright stone standing approximately 1
metre high. It has chamfered plinth, a tapering shaft with a shaped head with
moulded edges, comprising a diagonally-set square with circles on each side. The
head has inset pattern of polychrome mosaic with sacred symbols in each of the
circles. The shaft is inscribed with Victorian Gothic lettering and records the
death of Emily Williama Readord in 1872.
This is one of a series of unusual headstones in the churchyard which are
distinguished by their use of polychrane mosaic decoration. They are obviously
the result of the Rev. W T A Radford's interest in craftsmanship.

Listing NGR: SS7431304458

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551054

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Recommended Books

• 
  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
• 
  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)