Description

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SJ 78 SW
133/3/10003

ROSTHERNE
ROSTHERNE LANE
Simpson Tomb St Mary's Church

II

Tomb. c.1861. Ashlar sandstone monument in the form of a diminutive spire carried on 4 columns with foliated capitals rising from the corners of a sloping gabled casket. The tomb is set on a low chamfered ashlar plinth, on which are set low ornamental railings. Between the columns spring 4 steep gables behind which rises the spire, now without a finial. The sides of the casket have recessed cusped rectangular panels, one bearing the inscription 'In memory of Mary, beloved wife of Joseph Simpson Esq. Of Didsbury, near Manchester who died 20th May 1861 aged 43 years.'

Listing NGR: SJ 74261 83637

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q96096792

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2