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HER Number:MDV38261
Name:Nymet Tracey Church, Steer Headstone

Summary

18C headstone in memory of Jane Steer at Nymet Tracey church

Location

Grid Reference:SS 727 006
Map Sheet:SS70SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBow
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBOW

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SW/12/10
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOMB (Post Medieval to XVIII - 1540 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1986, Bow (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV55706.

Steer headstone c25m south of south porch of church of St Bartholomew in Nymet Tracey. Headstone dated, barely legible but probably 1733 in memory of Jane Steer. Granite. Elliptical-headed upright slab standing c1.1m high. Inscription is worn but still legible and set in a rectangular flame under a shallow bas-relief cherub. With simple upper and lower case letters the inscription records the burial of Jane wife of John Steer. The lower part of the inscription is buried.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV55706List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Bow. Historic Houses Register. Comb Bound.

Associated Monuments

MDV2135Related to: Nymet Tracey, St Bartholomew's Church (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 5:40PM