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Simpson Tomb St Marys Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Rostherne, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.349 / 53°20'56"N

Longitude: -2.3881 / 2°23'17"W

OS Eastings: 374261

OS Northings: 383637

OS Grid: SJ742836

Mapcode National: GBR CYRQ.S6

Mapcode Global: WH991.921X

Plus Code: 9C5V8JX6+HQ

Entry Name: Simpson Tomb St Marys Church

Listing Date: 14 September 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376508

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470510

ID on this website: 101376508

Location: St Mary's Church, Rostherne, Cheshire East, Cheshire, WA16

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Rostherne

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Rostherne St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Tomb

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/07/2012


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

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