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Danvers Tomb at Church of St Leonard

A Grade II* Listed Building in Swithland, Leicestershire

Hind family slate chest tomb, St Leonards churchyard Swithland

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Swithland with its slate pits was the centre of the slate engraving craft and the tombstone trade flourished in the C18 and C19. The Hind family was prominent and is commemorated in further table tombs in the churchyard. C18 this example. (Photo Sept 2009).

Uploaded by Andrew H Jackson on 8 November 2014

Photo ID: 116544
Building ID: 101361113
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