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| HER Number: | MDV2868 |
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| Name: | Vivian chest tomb, St Michael's Church |
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Summary
The parish church of st. Michael. There is a mason chest-tomb (1670) with elaborately carved ends in the churchyard. Also cole, savery and bellmaine monuments in the building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 593 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/29/5
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHEST TOMB (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
1670, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148780.
The parish church of st. Michael. There is a mason chest-tomb (1670) with elaborately carved ends in the churchyard. Also cole, savery and bellmaine monuments in the building.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148782.
Copeland, g. W. /tda/76(1944)101/13th report of the plymouth and district branch.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148783.
Doe/hhr:south hams(2/2/1984)14.
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326096.
1716. Grey marble tomb chest in baroque style with heavy moulded cornice and lid with illegible inscription on top. Moulded base and semi-circular ends with cartouches. Chest tomb in churchyard. Early c18. Granite tomb chest with moulded base and lid, and carved ends with large console brackets. Inscription, if any, and decoration obscured by overgrown ivy. Chest tomb to thomas vivian north of chancel. Dated 1795. Granite monolith with moulded lid cut from same piece as chest. Hollow-chamfered corners and panelled sides with inscription - "under this stone tomb lie the remains of thomas vivian vicar of this parish from 1747 to 1795" (doe).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148780 | Migrated Record: 1670. |
| SDV148782 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV148783 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV326096 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV99567 | Related to: Chest tomb in churchyard north of Church of St. Michael, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV100522 | Related to: Chest tomb south-east of the Church of St. Michael, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV113868 | Related to: Churchyard of St. Michael, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 27 2015 12:35PM |
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