Monument record 1467 - Quaker Burial Ground
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Summary
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Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58421 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.
Graveyard walls. Late seventeenth or eighteenth century. Sandstone and red English garden wall bond brick. Rectangular enclosure, the walls are circa four feet high. Entrance front: wall of coursed stonework with triangular coping, gateway to right of centre. Similar wall to rear without gateway. Brick walls to sides with flat stone capping and some nineteenth and twentieth century replacement work. Burial stones date from c.1680 to c.1820.
<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 274/2 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.
This map depicts the graveyard and wall. It is described as a Quaker's burial ground.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8080, 1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.
This map depicts a burial ground at this location.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8080, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.
This map depicts a burial ground at this location. It is labelled as disused.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SCH4666 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 58421. [Mapped features: #40520 58421; #54156 58421]
- <2> SCH3266 Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 274/2 1838.
- <3> SCH2462 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ8080, 1877.
- <4> SCH3848 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). SJ8080, 1898.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 809 800 (36m by 19m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ88SW |
| Civil Parish | MOBBERLEY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | MOBBERLEY, MOBBERLEY, CHESHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 8 2024 10:10AM