Description

GREAT RISSINGTON GREAT RISSINGTON VILLAGE
SP 1917-2017
9/162 Row of 7 monuments in the churchyard
of the Church of St John the Baptist
c4m west of the south porch
GV II
Row of 7 headstones. Late C18. Limestone. From left to right.
a) Headstone. Segmental head with a winged angel's head at top.
Oval inscription plaque with no legible inscription. Finely
carved margin with 'rufflet' decoration.
b) Taller rectangular headstone to the right of the latter with
winged angel's head and foliate decoration at top. No legible
inscription.
c) Headstone. Plain with partially legible inscription including
the date 1792.
d) Headstone with partially legible inscription including the name
Thomas Dassett. Winged angel's head at top. Finely carved
cartouche surround incorporating roses.
e) Headstone to Elizabeth wife of Edmund Dassett, died 1792.
Inscription in values with shallowly incised decoration at top.
f) Headstone with a segmental head and sunken inscription plaque
with no legible inscription. Single winged angel's head at top
with foliate decoration below.
g) Headstone to Joseph, son of Richard Betheridge. Winged angel's
head at top. Foliate surround.

Listing NGR: SP1950017142

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625012

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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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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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings