Description

ZEAL MONACHORUM ZEAL MONACHORUM
SS 70 SW
4/103 Stranger and Sweet chest tombs
- including boundary railings
approximately 20 metres south of
Church of St Peter
GV II

2 adjoining chest tombs. One is dated 1811 in memory of Richard Stranger, the other
is dated 1851 in memory of John Sweet, both enclosed with mid C19 railings. the
Stranger chest tomb to the north is built of brick with a plain Portland stone lid
which is inscribed in bold serif capitals and records the death of Richard Stranger
in 1811 and also his infant son who died the same year. The Sweet (southern) chest
tomb is built wholly of Portland stone. It has a moulded plinth, a low-pitched and
hipped lid and pilasters on each corner. It is inscribed on the east end in plain
capitals and serif italics after Gothic 'sacred' and records the death of John Sweet
of Burstone in 1851. Both are enclosed by cast-iron spear railings with corner
shafts with vase caps.

Listing NGR: SS7198203994

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26604277

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)