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Latitude: 51.4409 / 51°26'27"N
Longitude: -2.5665 / 2°33'59"W
OS Eastings: 360721
OS Northings: 171479
OS Grid: ST607714
Mapcode National: GBR CGQ.F9
Mapcode Global: VH88V.G1KQ
Plus Code: 9C3VCCRM+99
Entry Name: Tomb of Benn in Arnos Vale Cemetery
Listing Date: 30 January 2003
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1350419
English Heritage Legacy ID: 490006
ID on this website: 101350419
Location: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Arno's Vale, Bristol, BS4
County: City of Bristol
Electoral Ward/Division: Windmill Hill
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bristol
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol
Church of England Parish: Knowle Holy Nativity
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: Tomb
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30-JAN-03 Tomb of Benn in Arnos Vale Cemetery
GV II
Tomb of Francis Benn (d.1847)
Marble obelisk on a square pedestal with moulded base; the inscription, now weathered, is set within a recessed field with clipped corners. The front of the obelisk bears a relief of a lily, the flower of which has been cut off and lies on the ground: this is emblematic of a life cut off at full bloom. Over the flower hovers a butterfly: this is an ancient Greek symbol for the soul, and shows the Platonic concept of the soul's liberation through death from the body. Such symbolism is more usually encountered on internal funerary monuments. Listed for its elegant Neoclassical form and symbolism.
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