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Reference Number
21944
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/06/1999
Date of Amendment
24/06/1999
Name of Property
Allfrey Tomb, Malpas Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Malpas
Town
Locality
Malpas
Easting
330289
Northing
190185
Street Side
E
Location
Malpas Church is set back from the E side of Malpas Road, within a large churchyard, which is entered via a prominent lychgate. The Allfrey tomb lies alongside the path immediately north of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Erected c. 1853 in memory of Mary Allfrey (d.1844) and her brother John Stening Allfrey (d.1853).
Exterior
Large classical sarcophagus-type monument. Moulded plinth. Tapering sides with raised and panelled corners. Hollow frieze with tapering table-top. Small blank end-panels. Inscribed side panels. S side reads: ‘ In memory of Mary Allfrey, only daughter of the late George Allfrey of Friston Place in the county of Sussex, who died on the 21st day of December 1844. Aged 44 years. N side reads: ‘ In memory of John Stening Allfrey, third son of the late George Allfrey of Friston Place in the county of Sussex, who died on the 28th day of January 1853. Aged 51 years’. Added inscription along top to Edward Allfrey (d.1866).
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine and well-preserved mid C19 Classical tomb. Group value with Malpas Church.
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