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Look at the Memorial Inscriptions Index
Memorials lend both an architectural and historical atmosphere to a churchyard. The existing population of stones began to accumulate after the Civil War and there are still many thousands of mid to late seventeenth century memorials surviving in our churchyards. The memorials and their inscriptions often contain unique and invaluable information. Victorians carried out small-scale graveyard clearances but over the last forty years, many churchyards have suffered almost complete depletion of their memorials. In most cases the latter-day iconoclasts failed to make a record of what they were destroying. The wanton destruction of many churchyards’ stock of memorials is continuing at an unprecedented rate. Future generations will not easily forgive the incalculable loss of these beautiful architectural objects and their precious historical detail.
Although it is a stable and long lasting medium on which to record detail, stone is not permanent. Up to three hundred years exposure to the elements has left its mark and many memorials have lost both their inscriptions and to a lesser extent their architectural detail. Great attention is given to the preservation of paper archives but the problem of preserving stone records has resulted in a lack of attention to the problem. For over two hundred years individuals and groups have been recording the invaluable historic detail to be found on memorials. Contributions range from an individual’s jottings from a single stone to the great general survey by Bigland in the eighteenth century. Over time many disparate surveys and notes have found their way into publications and repositories.
Since its founding in 1979, Gloucestershire Family History Society has had a programme for surveying Gloucestershire’s churchyards. As a prerequisite for recording the information to be found on the memorials, this catalogue was started in 1986 to give an indication of who had recorded what, when and where in the County. The 1986 edition did not deal with the ‘where’ question adequately and much time has been devoted to making good this deficiency. An attempt has been made to detail all memorial and burial sites and to provide an Ordinance Survey reference for them. The catalogue cannot as yet be claimed to be a comprehensive guide to the County’s memorials and burial sites and further locations and references are always sought.
Burial Sites: The remit is to record all burial sites, whatever the size or denomination, from approximately 1000 AD onwards, although many of the established parish churchyards obviously predate 1000 AD by many centuries.
Memorial Sites: If a site has a memorial in stone or wood, whether it be the one commemorating Major Bentinck Duncan Gilby’s fine memorial in St James’s church, Cheltenham, or a war memorial standing on a village green, note of its existence will one day find its way into this catalogue. The Catalogue now contains all major burial and memorial sites in the County and a high percentage of the lesser known sites. A recent, poorly represented addition, are war memorials which are to be found in virtually every town and village.
County: The boundary has not remained static over the centuries and various surveys have been included from parishes that are no longer, or have never been, in the County. The southern section of the County has been included together with the city of Bristol. Bristol’s expansion has caused difficulties and much work has been done to help the enquirer find a particular site. Ron Lewin of the Bristol and Avon Family History Society holds a vast number of transcriptions from southern Gloucestershire and has contributed to the identification and location of numerous sites in and around Bristol.
Details of price and formats (UK and Overseas)
Not included in the following list but appearing in this work are sources such as histories,
guides and recordings from one designation only.
| Abbreviations | Full Description |
|---|---|
| AJ | Archaeological Journal (not fully researched). |
| Annals | Annals of Sudeley 1877. |
| Arch | Archaeologia (not fully researched). |
| Barrett | Barrett’s History & Antiquities of Bristol 1789. |
| Bigland | Bigland’s Monumental Inscriptions of Gloucestershire. |
| Boutell | Boutell’s Monumental Brasses and Slabs, 1847. |
| BGAS | Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Transactions. |
| Brown | Brown’s Epitaphs and Monuments. |
| Bullock | Bullock, Brigadier, collection of memorial inscriptions. |
| CRS | Catholic Record Society (not fully researched). |
| Davis | Davis’s Monumental Brasses, 1899. |
| Drinkwater | Drinkwater, vol.1 & 2 (drawings of various churchyard stones), 1976. |
| Evans | Rev. John Evans, Picture of Bristol, 1818 |
| Fosbrooke | Fosbrooke’s History of Gloucester (Bigland’s inscriptions of Gloucester), 1819. |
| GEN | The Genealogist (not fully researched). |
| GFHS | Gloucestershire Family History Society. |
| GL | Gloucester Library Local Studies Collection (not fully researched). |
| GM | Gentleman’s Magazine (not fully researched). |
| G N & Q | Gloucestershire Notes & Queries vols. 1-10. |
| H & G | Herald & Genealogist (not fully researched). |
| Hayward’s | Epitaphs (not fully researched). |
| ILN | Illustrated London News (not fully researched). |
| J & N | Jones & Nash memorial inscriptions. |
| Lewin | Ron Lewin’s memorial inscriptions 1967-1987. |
| LHS | Local History Society. |
| Lyson | Lyson’s Gloucestershire Antiquities, 1804. |
| Macpherson | Macpherson’s list of Memorial Inscription. |
| MGH | Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica (not fully researched). |
| MOG | Memorials of Old Gloucestershire. |
| N & Q | Notes & Queries (not fully researched). |
| NCM | Nonconformist Chapel and Meeting-houses (Royal Commission on Hist. Mon. of England) 1986 |
| Norris | Monumental Brasses 1977. (not fully researched) |
| Rawes | Rawes’s memorial inscriptions, 1976-1985. |
| RO | Gloucestershire Record Office files under M.I./tombstones etc. (not fully researched). |
| Roe | Roe’s list of memorials (Copied from Bigland with additions). |
| Roper | Roper’s Monumental Effigies of Bristol & Gloucestershire, 1911. |
| Ross | Ross’s Ecclesiastical & Monumental Antiquities, 1806 (not fully researched) |
| Rudder | Rudder’s History of Gloucestershire, 1779. |
| SOA | Society of Antiquaries (not researched). |
| SOG | Soc. of Genealogists list of monumental inscriptions in library up to 1984. |
| Stevenson | Stevenson’s Monumental Brasses in the United Kingdom 1926 (not fully researched). |
| Taylor | Henry Yates Jones Taylor’s inscriptions of Gloucester, 1900-20. |
| WI | Women’s Institute surveys of Memorial Inscriptions 1980-1985. |
| YOM | Weight’s Ye Old Mortality (Matthews Volumes 1-31), 1900-20. |
| BIGLAND | Printed work. |
| BULLOCK | Gloucestershire Record Office/Society of Genealogists. |
| CORDWELL | Gloucestershire Record Office. |
| CRS | Society of Genealogists, London. |
| DRINKWATER | Gloucestershire Record Office. |
| HAMMOND | Gloucestershire Record Office. |
| HAYWARD | British Libray 13916-13953 (Gen.Mag.Vol.23 no.2.) |
| J & N | Gloucester Library. |
| LEWIN | SOG/Avon Family History Society. |
| MACPHERSON | SOG/Cheltenham Library. |
| ROE | Gloucestershire Record Office. |
| SOA | Burlington House, Piccadily, London, W1V OHS. |
| TAYLOR | Gloucester Library. |
| WI | Deposited in Gloucestershire Record Office. |
| YOM | Society of Genealogists. |
I = inside building
O = outside (graveyard)
B = inside building & graveyard
SO = Ordinance Survey map ref.
Cainscross (Nr Stroud) St Matthew Ref: SO 831 049
(1837) Burials
Bullock/188190/D’AUBENEY(Copy of GN & Q)/I
GN & Q/v1p214/1881/Index
GN & Q/v4p403/1890/List
Cam (Upper) Congregational Chapel Ref: ST 756 992
(C1702)
YOM/v10/190020/List/O
Roe/p115/1930+/Two stones
NCM/1985/8 monuments/I
Cam (Upper) St George (once St Mary) Ref: ST 757 993
Burials
Bigland/1781+/List/B
GN & Q/v2p206/1882/TROTMAN
GN & Q/v2p18/721894/TROTMAN,TWEMBOW
GN & Q/v2p291/1894/TROTMAN,TWEMBOW
YOM/v10/190020/List/O
GL 7379//One stone/O
Roe/p4/13/98 1930+/List
Roe/p111/120 1930+/List
Lewin/G15/196770/List/O
Verey/1970/HOLDER/I
Cam (Lower) St Bartholomew Ref:
(1844)
Chaceley St John the Baptist Ref: SO 855 306
Burials
Verey/1970/CARNE,BUCKLE,WHITE/I
Chalford Christ Church Ref: SO 891 025
(1724) Burials
Bigland/1781+/List/B
GN & Q/v1p135/1881/Index
GN & Q/v4p404/1890/List
BGAS/v51/p4/1928/Photograph of Churchyard/O
Roe/p15/161930+/List
Roe/p85/1930+/List
Lewin/G16/196770/List/B
Verey/1970/THOMAS/I
Hammond/1980/List/B
Chalford Coppice Chapel/Tabernacle Ref: SO 901 027
(1740) & graveyard Burials
Hammond/1980/List
NCM/1985/Two monuments/I
Chalford Hill Primitive Methodist Chapel Ref: SO 897 031
(1824) & graveyard Burials
Charfield St James Ref: ST 719 911
Burials
Bigland/1781+/List/B
Lewin/NE22/1970/List + Bigland list/B
Charfield St John Ref: ST 720 921
(1882)
Charfield War Memorial Ref: ST
RO PA 74/1//List (R.H.Watts)/O
Charlington (See CHARLTON ABBOTS)
Charlton Abbots St Martin Ref: SP 0339 2429
(Charlington)
Burials
Bigland/1781+/List/B
GFHS/1988/List
Charlton Kings Cemetery Ref: SO 9662 2022
Burials
Charlton Kings Holy Apostles Ref: SO 9605 2124
(1871)
Macpherson/1940/List(Missing)/I
Bullock/194852/BARROW/I
Charlton Kings St Mary Ref: SO 9645 2044
Burials
Rudder/p331/1779/Several/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
Blacker/1876/List
MGH/1877/List
GN & Q/v1p26/121/1881/Several
GN & Q/v1p456/1881/Several
Roe/p73/1930+/List
J & N/1956/List of 90 memorials/O
Verey/1970/Several
Local History Society/1995/List/B
Charlton Kings War Memorial Ref: SO 9640 2050
Chavenage See Horsley
Chaxhill St Luke Ref: SO 741 144
(1894)
Chedworth (Lower) Congregational Chapel & Graveyard Ref: SP 1694 1111
Pancake Hill((17521980)
Burials
Some buried at Northleach Independent.
NCM/1985/PHILIPPS/O
Chedworth St Andrew Ref: SP 051 121
Burials
Rudder/p333/1779/SELY,WALL/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
GN & Q/v9/1902/One memorial
BGAS/v55/p143/1932/SCLY
J & N/1957/List of 98 memorials/O
Verey/1970/Several & Photograph
Chedworth War Memorial Ref: SP 0697 1111
Pancake Hill
Cheltenham Cemetery (New) Ref: SO 971 231
Bouncers Lane(1864)
Burials
GN & Q/v1p14/373/1881/HENRY,RADCLIFFE/O
GN & Q/v4p305/365 1890/List/O
Roe/p43/1930+/List/O
Bullock/194852/List/O
Cheltenham Cemetery (Old) Ref: SO 943 228
High Street (18311933. Cleared of stones 1964. Now Churchill Mem. Gardens.)
Burials
GN & Q/v1p4/3731881/BRADSTOCK,SCOTT/O
GN & Q/v3p425/521 1887/List/O
GN & Q/v3p598/608 1887/BOLTON/O
GN & Q/v3p651/1887/List/O
Bullock/194852/List/O
Rawes/1977/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham All Saints Ref: SO 957 226
Pittville(1868)
Bullock/194852/List/I
Cheltenham Arle. Mediaeval chapel, probably with graveyard existed here. All traces of it have gone. Ref: SO 929 237
Burials
Cheltenham Baptist (Bethel) Chapel Ref: SO 9457 2260
Knapp Road(1820) & graveyard. (Now Christadelphian Chapel stones moved to churchyard wall c.1959)
Burials
GFHS/1991/List/O
Cheltenham Independent Chapel & graveyard Ref: SO 9469 2263
Off St George’s Place(1808/9 Cheltenham Chapel)
Burials
GFHS/1986/List/B
Cheltenham Christ Church Ref: SO 939 222
(1840)
GN & Q/v1p81/1881/Index/I
GN & Q/v3p581/1887/FENN/I
GN & Q/v4p604/1890/List/I
Bullock/194852/List/I
Cheltenham: College Chapel Ref: SO 949 215
(1896)
GN & Q/v3p396/1887/STEWART/I
Verey/1970/MYERS/I
Cheltenham Holy Trinity Ref: SO 9519 2278
(1823) Burials
GN & Q/v1p88/961881
GN & Q/v1p101/1881
Macpherson/1940/List(Missing)
Bullock/194852/List/B
Rawes/1877/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Verey/1970/MASSIE,WARBURTON/I
Cheltenham Jewish Cemetery Ref: SO 9381 2352
Elm Street (1832) Burials
SOG/1971/List/O
GFHS/1994/List/O
Cheltenham Jewish Synagogue Ref: SO 9455 2240
St James’s Sq.(1837)
Cheltenham Friends Burial Ground Ref: SO 9440 2273
Grove Street(17th C now a builders yard no memorials)
Burials
Cheltenham St Christopher Ref: SO 933 205
Rawes/1983/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham St Gregory(RC) Ref: SO 945 225
St James’s Sq.(1857)
Cheltenham St James Ref: SO 946 216
Suffolk Sq.(1830)
GN & Q/1881/List/I
GN & Q/1890/Index/I
Bullock/194852/List/I
Rawes/1984/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham St John Ref: SO 9540 2220
(Demolished 1967)
Rawes/1979/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham St Luke Ref: SO 950 218
Bullock/194852/List/I
Rawes/1979/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham: St Mark Ref: SO 928 220
(1867)
Cheltenham St Mary’s Parish Church Ref: SO 948 225
(churchyard partially cleared in 1959) Burials
Rudder/p337/1779/Several/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
MGH/1877/List/I
BGAS/v6p341/1881/Brass/I
GN & Q/v2p607/1884/List/O
Davis/1899/Brass/I
Stevenson/1926/Brass/I
Roe/1930+/List
SOG/194048/List/O
Bullock/1948/List/B
J & N/1957/List of 112 memorials/O
Verey/1970/Several
Rawes/1976/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham St Matthew Ref: SO 947 225
Clarence Str.(1879)
Bullock/194852/List/I
Cheltenham St Paul Ref: SO 947 231
St Paul’s Road(1831)
Rawes/1985/List (Copy with GFHS)/B
Cheltenham St Peter Ref: SO 938 233
Tewkesbury Road(1849) Burials
GEN/v3/1879/List/B
GN & Q/v1p42/1881/Index/B
GN & Q/v4p63/1890/List/B
GFHS/1988/List/B
Cheltenham St Stephen Ref: SO 939 213
St Stephen’s Road(1873)
Bullock/194852/List
Cheltenham Spiritualist Church Ref: SO 9495 2269
Bennington Str.
One heraldic monument/I
Cheltenham Unitarian (Royal Well) Chapel Ref: SO 9462 2229
Royal Well(1844) Burials?
Cheltenham War Memorial Ref: SO 9475 2227
Cheltenham War Memorial (Crimean) Ref: SO 9460 2200
Cheltenham Wesleyan Methodist & graveyard Ref: SO 9475 2279
St George’s Street(18401971) Burials
NCM/1985/3 monuments/1
GFHS/1987/List/O
Cherington St Nicholas Ref: ST 9028 9856
(Country House Chapel)(13th Cent.) Burials
Rudder/p339/1779/TRAPP/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
J & N/1955/List of 21 + 43 memorials/O
Verey/1970/Several/I
Lewin/G18/1974/List/B
Chesterton (Nr Cirencester) St Lawrence Ref: SP 020 007
Childswickham St Mary Ref: SP 075 384
(GLS > 1974 > WOR) Burials
Bigland/1781+/List/B
SOG/1984/List/B
Chipping Campden St Catherine(RC) Ref: SP 148 390
(1891)
Chipping Campden St James Ref: SP 154 394
Burials
RO P81 MI 1/1/1731/Notes (George Ballard ms)
Rudder/p323/1779/Several/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
Roper/187911/List of effigies/O
BGAS/v6p339/40/1881/Several brasses/I
BGAS/v24/p53/1901/Two memorials
BGAS/v25/p195/1902/Heraldry/I
GN & Q/v1p107/1881
GN & Q/v1p142/1881/GREVIL
GN & Q/v1p191/1881/NOEL
GN & Q/v2p492/1884/HUNTER,CLAYTON
Davis/1899/Brass/I
Rushden/1911/Many churchyard memorials/O
Stevenson/1926/Brass/I
Lewin/G19/196770/List/B
Verey/1970/Several
Drinkwater 1/1976/HIRONS/O
Drinkwater 2/1976/STANLEY,ROSE,One stone/O
Local History Society/1996/List in preperation/B
Chipping Sodbury Cemetery Ref: ST 7270 8249
Chipping Sodbury Baptist Chapel Ref: ST 729 822
Lewin/NE24/1985/List/B
Chipping Sodbury Friends Meeting House & Graveyard Ref: ST
(Meeting House demolished) Burials
Chipping Sodbury St John the Baptist Ref: ST 727 823
Burials
Rudder/p675/1779/Several/I
Bigland/1781+/List/B
GN & Q/v1p53/1881
GN & Q/v4p187/1890/List
GN & Q/v5p444/1894/LUDLOW
BGAS/v51/p12/1928/Photograph of Churchyard/O
Roper/187911/List of effigies/I
Roe/p17/211930+/List
Roe/p128/33/1930+/List
Roe/p7/1401930+/List
SOG/1951/List/O
RO 276,3 (Flower)/1951/List of 58 memorials
RO P300 IN 4/1/1953/Notes
Verey/1970/COLMORE,WALSHE/I
Lewin/NE23/196770/list + Bigland list/B
Christ Church (Nr Coleford) Christ Church Ref: SO 5715 1295
(Founded 1816)
Verey/1970/PROCTER
Churcham St Andrew Ref: SO 768 182
Burials
Rudder/p343/1779/Several
Bigland/1781+/List/B
YOM/v10/190020/List/O
RO P83 1/1//List at end of Register
Verey/1970/HARRIS,PHELPS,GREEN/I
Churchdown St Andrew Ref: SO 883 198
(1903) Burials
Verey/1970/STREATFIELDJAMES/I
Churchdown: St Bartholomew Ref: SO 882 191
Burials
Rudder/p341/1779/AUSTIN,BROWN,WINDOWE/B
Bigland/1781+/List/B
BGAS/v13/p277/279 1888/AUSTIN,DANVERS
Swift (History)/1905/Some Churchyard memorials/O
Roe/p74/1930+/One stone
Bullock/194852/List
Verey/1970/AUSTEN/I
CHURCHDOWN: St John Ref: SO 884 196
(1957)
Cinderford: Cemetery Ref: SO 6388 1245
Yew Tree Brake(1953) Burials
Cinderford Baptist Chapel & graveyard Ref: SO 6560 1381
(1860) Burials
GFHS/1989/List/B
Cinderford St John Ref: SO 652 127
(1844) Burials
Verey/1970/CRAWSHAY/I
Cinderford St Stephen Ref: SO 6580 1399
(1890)
Cinderford Wesleyan Church Ref: SO 6590 1384
(1849)
Hart (History)/1984/ADAMS(Ex Coleford memorial)I
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