Description

BRISTOL

ST6071 BATH ROAD, Brislington
901-1/47/2112 (South side)
19/08/93 Monument with railing surround to T
Gadd Matthews, Arno's Vale Cemetery

II

Sarcophagus, plinth and railings. c1860. To Thomas Gadd
Matthews, oil and indigo merchant and dry salter. Carrara
marble, Forest of Dean sandstone ashlar and cast-iron. A large
plinth with concave sides and angle console buttresses, has
inscribed sunken panels with foliate surrounds; on top is a
large sarcophagus with lion feet, gadrooned top and acroterion
finial.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: iron railings to surrounding area with 10
battered piers on Pennant plinths.
HISTORICAL NOTE: original planting included yews to each
corner and box hedges along the railings. The original cost
was »1000. The tomb was built in both the Anglican and
nonconformist sections of the cemetery to enable TG Matthews
to be buried in the Anglican section and his wife in the
nonconformist part; the original dividing path was diverted to
accommodate this arrangement. His obituary is recorded in the
Bristol Times, June 1860.

Listing NGR: ST6072871478

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571336

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)