Listed Building: YORK CEMETERY PLOT NUMBER 17945 HESSEY MONUMENT (1259315)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| NHLE | 1259315 |
| Date assigned | 14 March 1997 |
| Date last amended |
Description
YORK
SE65SW CEMETERY ROAD 1112-1/2/155 (East side (off)) York Cemetery: Plot No.17945: Hessay Monument
GV II
Cadaver tomb. For Charles Ellis Hessey, d.1874; probably carved by his brother, Mark Hessey. Portland stone. Slab approximately 2.0 metres long supporting a carved recumbent figure covered with a draped shroud through which the facial features and feet of the deceased are visible. At the head, a group of three watching angels on one side was originally balanced by a matching group, now lost, on the other side. The name of the deceased is carved along one side of the base, his date of death on the other. (Newsletter: Murray H: The Most Unusual Monument in York Cemetery: York: 1989-).
Listing NGR: SE6125250890
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Location
| Grid reference | SE 6125 5089 (point) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | SE65SW |
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Record last edited
Nov 30 2021 9:27PM