Monument record 4481/1 - Cemetery at Brassey Green Baptist Chapel

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Summary

The cemetery associated with the former Baptist chapel at Brassey Green. Within the area of the cemetery are a number of gravestones dating from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century.

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<1> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England, Cheshire Number 136 (Book). SCH4548.

Graveyard at the Baptist Chapel, Brassey Green. Monuments include:

[1] Stephen Cawley, 1773, and Ann his Widow, 1774, flat slab;
[2] John Walley, 1796, Ann his Widow 1809, and Ann their Daughter, 1773, table-tomb;
[3] Headstone West of chapel with enigmatic inscription 'Ah! M.S. In 77 & 77./Of what could dy./Death the Bereav'd/Yet, on other terms/more vivid Lives than/Mortals ever Breathd'.

<2> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1471781 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

A sub-rectangular graveyard, with burial stones dating from the 1770s to the 1970s.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 12/02/2021 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Book: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1994. An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England. Cheshire Number 136.
  • <2> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1471781.
  • <3>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps. 12/02/2021. [Mapped features: #26167 12/02/2021; #53442 12/02/2021]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 527 607 (35m by 135m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ56SW
Civil Parish TIVERTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County TIVERTON, BUNBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2024 2:22PM