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SP2027 : St Paul, Broadwell: bale tomb (Ann Shaylor)

taken 1 year ago, near to Broadwell, Gloucestershire, England

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St Paul, Broadwell: bale tomb (Ann Shaylor)
St Paul, Broadwell: bale tomb (Ann Shaylor)
Ann died in 1701. She is buried in a reversed diagonal bale with shell niche. Moulded ledger with battlemented pattern at base. Sideways turned kneeling figures with hands clasped in prayer. Listing NGR- SP2006527702 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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SP2027, 99 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Basher Eyre   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 April, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 20065 27702 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:56.8473N 1:42.5689W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 20065 27702
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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