We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 53.6547 / 53°39'17"N
Longitude: -2.7333 / 2°43'59"W
OS Eastings: 351631
OS Northings: 417831
OS Grid: SD516178
Mapcode National: GBR 9VC5.1M
Mapcode Global: WH865.ZDLK
Plus Code: 9C5VM738+VM
Entry Name: 1698 Headstone to South of Porch in Churchyard of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Listing Date: 24 June 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1393859
English Heritage Legacy ID: 507687
ID on this website: 101393859
Location: St Mary's Church, Ulnes Walton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7
County: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Civil Parish: Eccleston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Eccleston St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Tombstone
ECCLESTON
1837/0/10020 TOWNGATE
24-JUN-10 (Off)
1698 HEADSTONE TO SOUTH OF PORCH IN CH
URCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY
II
Headstone. 1698, located between south porch of church and war memorial, sandstone.
Small stone with relief-carved scrollwork cresting to top and wider shoulders. Inscription is relief carved: Initials R G separated by tulip above horizontal line and dated 1698.
History: This headstone is dated 1698. It is the earliest example of a purpose-designed headstone in the churchyard. Other headstones are C18 or later. The rise of the headstone as a memorial type occured in the later C17, and was to become one of the most important forms of memorial in Britain.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The headstone dated 1698 adjacent to the south porch of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eccleston, is recommended for designation for the following principal reasons:
* As a legible and representative example of a relief carved C17 headstone of modest design with scrollwork cresting, initials, date, and a folk art representation of a tulip.
The headstone dated 1698 adjacent to the south porch of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eccleston, is recommended for designation at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* As a legible and representative example of a relief-carved late C17 headstone of modest design with scrollwork cresting, initials, date, and a folk art representation of a tulip.
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
