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CASTLE BYTHAM 1762/0/10009 09-MAR-11 Gravestone of Mary Higgins in churchyard of St James's Church GV II A small, rectangular, upright, gravestone of moulded limestone ashlar. The top half has two carved angel heads with intertwined collars, surrounded by a stylised, rococo, design incorporating scrolls and acanthus leaves. The lower half has a slightly raised panel with a segmental head and moulded corners, incorporating the inscription which reads 'In Memory of MARY HIGGINS who died Feb [...] 1756 [...] year of her Age'. The gravestone is located approximately 3.5 metres south of the church tower. HISTORY The gravestone of Mary Higgins is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed St James's Church which dates to the late C12. The churchyard is laid out on all four sides of the church and contains limestone and slate headstones dating from the C17 to the C20. SOURCES Allsopp, N, J, 'Castle Bytham Churchyard', unpublished survey (1997) REASONS FOR DESIGNATION The gravestone of Mary Higgins is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Date: it is a mid-Georgian monument, known to date to 1756 * Intactness: its essential form survives with the decorative carving intact and the majority of the inscription legible * Artistic interest: its decorative carving takes a flowing, stylised, rococo form * Group Value: it has strong group value with the Grade I listed church and two Grade II listed gravestones dating to the late C17 and early C18, also located just south of the chancel, the area considered to be the prime position for burials. SK 98844 18342

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