Description

SX 69 SW BELSTONE BELSTONE

3/8 2 Arscott headstones approximately
1.5 metres south of south aisle
chapel of Church of St Mary
GV II

Pair of headstones set back to back; one dated 1711 in memory of John Arscott, the
other dated 1746 in memory of Moses Arscott. Both are slate. The oldest faces west
is round-headed and stands approximately 600mm high. It has a simple incised border
and is inscribed with large Roman serif capitals. It records the death of John
Arscott in 1711. The other faces east and stands approximately 900mm high with
nowy-shaped head which contains a panel carved with a skull and crossbones flanked
by fronds in low relief. The inscription in large Roman serif capitals records the
death of Moses Arscott in 1746.

Listing NGR: SX6194093498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26593509

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments