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HER Number:MDV38264
Name:Nymet Tracey Church, May Headstone

Summary

18C headstone in memory of Margaret May 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/12/7
  • 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.

May headstone c25m south of west end of nave of church of St Bartholomew in Nymet Tracey. Headstone dated 1743 in memory of Margaret May. Slate. Round-headed upright slab standing approximately 1.3m high. There is a scrollwork border around the edge and an inscribed cherub at the top over the inscription which uses both upper and lower case letters and records the burial of Margaret May, the daughter of Edward and Catherine May.

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