2015

SP2656 : Tomb in the Vault

taken 8 years ago, near to Charlecote, Warwickshire, England

Tomb in the Vault
Tomb in the Vault
One of the tombs in the Lucy family vault with superb tomb effigies at St Leonard's Church, Charlecote
St Leonard's Church, Charlecote

St Leonard’s Church, on the edge of Charlecote Park, is on the site of an earlier 12th century church, which similar to many others was demolished during the Victorian period. The present church is an entirely Victorian building dating from 1851, instigated and paid for by Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lucy, whose family owned Charlecote Park. The church contains the Lucy family vault.

John Gibson designed the church and Mrs Lucy laid the foundation stone during April 1850. Erected from blocks of ashlar stone, a large rectangular dressed stone with even faces and square edges the church remains much the same as when Mrs Lucy planned it (LinkExternal link Connecting the Cotswolds).

The church is a Grade I Listed Building (English Heritage ID:482194 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites other tags: Parish Church Tomb Tomb Effigy Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Events On This Day In History Automatic Clusters: · Tomb in St Leonard's Church [10] · Lucy Family Vault [7] · Superb Tomb [2] ·
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SP2656, 213 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bill Nicholls   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 October, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2625 5655 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.3932N 1:37.0372W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2625 5655
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