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| HER Number | MWB15862 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Lowsley tomb, Hampstead Norreys churchyard |
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Summary
Grade II* listed late 19th century cast-iron family tomb, in the shape of a stepped pyramid inside iron railings
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II*) 1117158: LOWSLEY TOMB, APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WALL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Conservation Area: Hampstead Norreys
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 57 NW 31
SU 5294 7625
Monument Type(s):
- TOMB (Late 19th century - 1876 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
Murray's Guide notes that in the churchyard is a curious railed-in tomb to the Lowsley family (1855) arranged in steps with an obelisk on top of it <1>. It is a square monument of cast iron, seven steps with inscription and iron spire <2>.
The listed building description <3> says that this monument is unique for Berkshire and perhaps the whole country. It was cast by Hedges of Bucklebury <4><7>. The revised Pevsner says it is loosely based on the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus <6>.
The iron memorial was erected over the vault of Job Lousley (sic) in 1876 by his eldest son Luke; Job had died in 1855 <8>.
Sources and further reading
| <00> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1967-68. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1967-8 63. 63. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p57-66 Job Lousley (1790-1855) of Blewbury and Hampstead Norris by Job Edward Lousley. [Article in serial / SWB10397]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=63 (Accessed 31/08/2016) |
| <01> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. P127. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <02> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). P151. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <03> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <04> | McCombe, C. 1998. BIAGScope Issue 37. P3. [Article in serial / SWB13012] |
| <05> | Watson, M. 1996. Curiosities of Berkshire - A County Guide to the Unusual. p67. [Monograph / SWB146924] |
| <06> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p319. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <07> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1970. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1970 65. 65. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p49-51 A Berkshire Foundry by Kenneth J Major. [Article in serial / SWB10046]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=65 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB22719 | Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Hampstead Norreys (Landscape) |
| MWB21073 | Lousley memorial stone, Beech Wood, Hampstead Norreys (Monument) |
| MWB17109 | Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Monument) |
| MWB4122 | Site of Bucklebury Foundry (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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