Description

SX 68 NE GIDLEIGH

3/196 Sampson headstone approximately
- 2 metres south-east of vestry of
Church of The Holy Trinity
GV II

Headstone erected 1940 in memory of William and Eva Sampson reusing a probably C15
cross. Granite. On an inscribed square socket stone a complete medieval cross has
been erected. It is a plain Latin cross standing approximately 1.5m high with a
tapering shaft. The corners are chamfered and it has pyramid stops. The socket
stone records the death of William Sampson in 1940 and his wife Eva in 1934. They
lived at Greenaway Farm from where the cross was formerly located.

Listing NGR: SX6706788370

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594996

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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)