List Entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ALTAR TOMB OF THOMAS LUNY APPROXIMATELY 35 METRES NORTH NORTH WEST OF THE CHURCH OF ST JAMES
List Entry Number: 1365781
Location
ALTAR TOMB OF THOMAS LUNY APPROXIMATELY 35 METRES NORTH NORTH WEST OF THE CHURCH OF ST JAMES, EXETER STREET
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Teignmouth
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 17-Jul-1996
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 461125
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List Entry Description
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History
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Details
TEIGNMOUTH
SX9373 EXETER STREET
25-1/4/146 (West side)
Altar tomb of Thomas Luny approx 35m
north-north-west of the Church of St
James
II
Altar tomb. Mid C19. Limestone. Cuboid, panelled pilasters
with moulded caps and plinths support a flat top with moulded
edges. To the centre is a shallow pyramid with broken urn.
Incised panels to the sides with inscriptions to south and
east, that to the south reads: "Sacred to the memory of
Captain James Wallace, Royal Navy, d 28 January 1832 aged 76
years. This venerable officer served under the gallant Nelson
at the Battle of Copenhagen, and having bravely Fought under
the Banners of his Royal Masters, and the Cross of his
Glorious Redeemer, he has finished his Course and now rests in
peace and joy". Also commemorates Thomas Luny Esq., d.1837,
marine artist of West Teignmouth, half-brother of the above.
The tomb is surrounded by a plinth to former railings.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Thomas Luny was a well-known local artist who
built a house in Teign Street now called Thomas Luny House
(qv).
Listing NGR: SX9391873139
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Map
National Grid Reference: SX 93918 73139
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