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| HER Number: | MDV98396 |
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| Name: | The Watchmaker's Tomb, St. Petrock's Churchyard |
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Summary
Chest tomb about 1 metre south of St. Petrock's church bearing an imaginative and beautifully wrought inscription to George Routleigh, a watchmaker who died in 1802. Following repair and conservation works the slate slab bearing the inscription has been moved into the church to protect it from the weather.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 847 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHEST TOMB (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.
The Watchmaker's Tomb - approximately 1 metre south of Church of St Petrock. Chest tomb. Dated 1802 to George Routleigh, Watchmaker. Rubble, with chamfered cornice and slate lid, wedge shaped. The inscription is in the form of a witty epitaph whose wording cleverly incorporates components of watches and elements of time and time-keeping.
McNeilage T. + McNeilage, R., Oct 2002, St. Petrock, Lydford, Devon. Monument to the Clockmaker. Conservation Report (Report - Assessment). SDV351613.
The monument comprises a large slate slab, 1470 by 780 millimetres by 35 millimetres thick bearing an imaginatively conceived and beautifully realised inscription commemorating the life of a watchmaker. A programme of repair and conservation was undertaken between November 2001 and September 2002 after it was found to be suffering from extensive lamination, mainly the result of the weather, and which was beginning to affect the inscription. The conservation works took the form of drying, cleaning, crack injections and mortar fills. The slab has now been relocated within the church, opposite the main door, to protect it from the weather.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348729 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2012. National Heritage List for England. Website. [Mapped feature: #60279 ] |
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| SDV351613 | Report - Assessment: McNeilage T. + McNeilage, R.. Oct 2002. St. Petrock, Lydford, Devon. Monument to the Clockmaker. Conservation Report. McNeilage Conservation. A4 Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV41882 | Part of: Enclosed Cemetary, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV98397 | Related to: Anne Friend headstone south-east of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV98392 | Related to: Friend headstone east of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV98391 | Related to: Friend headstone south-east of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV98394 | Related to: Group of foot and headstones south of Church of St Petrock, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV101196 | Related to: Group of headstones south of Church of St Petrock, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV98393 | Related to: Hannah Williams headstone south of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV98390 | Related to: Pengeley and Redstone headstones south of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV98388 | Related to: Philips' headstone south of Church of St Petrock, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV101195 | Related to: Powell headstone south of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
| MDV3256 | Related to: St Petrock's Church, Lydford (Building) |
| MDV98398 | Related to: Table tomb 13 metres south of Church of St Petrock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6186 - Repair and Conservation of the Monument to the Clockmaker in St. Petrock's Churchyard, Lydford
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 23 2013 11:08AM |
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