2025
SP1913 : St Peter, Windrush: bale tomb (Trinder)
taken 1 year ago, near to Windrush, Gloucestershire, England
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St Peter, Windrush: bale tomb (Trinder)
Laterally corded bale with deep shell niche. Moulded ledger Chest with pilasters with elaborate acanthus decoration. Sides have blind round headed arches.
North side has oval plaque with foliate surround with inscription to William Trinder (died 1677) Details of 5 other Trinders, all somewhat illegible
NGR SP 8941836096 GV II
North side has oval plaque with foliate surround with inscription to William Trinder (died 1677) Details of 5 other Trinders, all somewhat illegible
NGR SP 8941836096 GV II
Bale tombs
A special feature of the East Cotswolds, a bale tomb is a chest tomb with a semicircular capping stone, originally said to represent a wool bale but more likely to represent a funeral pall cloth which covered the bier. Their dates range from the early 1660s to the 1770s. Most were constructed by three families of master masons using stone quarried from Burford and the surrounding villages. There are 106 examples in 45locations
Badham, S. (2023) ‘Bale tombs in eastern Cotswolds churchyards’, Journal of the Church Monuments Society, 37(1), pp. 66–115.
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- Grid Square
- SP1913, 99 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Basher Eyre (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 19 February, 2025 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 20 February, 2025
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 1932 1305 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:48.9450N 1:43.2681W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 1932 1305
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
