Listed Building: TWO MONUMENTS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES NORTH EAST FROM WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN (381941)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 969-1/3/93 |
| Date assigned | 21 September 1978 |
| Date last amended |
Description
PORTLAND
SY6873 FORTUNESWELL, Fortuneswell 969-1/3/93 (North East side) 21/09/78 Two monuments approx. 5m NE from W tower of Church of St. John (Formerly Listed as: FORTUNESWELL Two Tombstones in St John's Graveyard)
GV II
Two headstones. Mid C19. Portland stone. Set very close together, inscriptions towards tower: (1) Stone to segmental head, plain thin surround to sunk panel bearing figure of a sailor gesturing towards a draped urn on a monument. Small scroll decorations to head. Inscription almost worn away, but JOHN GREEN just decipherable; (2) Immediately to right of the last, stone to segmental head, with sunk panel to upper part bearing a two-masted ship in full sail. Inscription below almost worn away, but ... JOSEPH ... decipherable.
Listing NGR: SY6865773548
Location
| Grid reference | SY 68657 73547 (point) |
|---|---|
| Borough (historic) | Weymouth and Portland |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Feb 19 2014 2:54PM