Description

SO 61 SE LITTLEDEAN CHURCH STREET
(east side)

10/93 Wood monument and railings in
churchyard about 23.5m south of
east end of nave, Church of
St. Ethelbert

GV II

Pedestal tomb: very early C19; stone and wrought-iron. Square
in plan. Slightly-weathered top with moulded edge, carrying
square upstand, cavetto moulding and small, pyramidal top. Below
frieze with vertical leaf moulding all round: sides moulded rim,
within a slightly raised oval panel with moulded edge for
lettering: paterae in corners. Quarter-square, very attenuated
balusters, gadrooning to capital, leaf carving to stem. Railings
larger square corner posts, originally with urn tops; between bars
with finial tops; one side now missing, bottom of many bars rusted
away. Finely carved: lettering good, little weathering.
Commemorates James Wood, died 1803, other deaths recorded, mostly
Later. Forms close group with Wooley and child headstones,
(q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO6721713549

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586595

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)