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Title
Memorial to Samuel Butler (1613–1680)
Date
1830s
Medium
marble plaque
Accession number
WR8_MRF_CCT6
Acquisition method
commissioned and funded by John Taylor
Work type
Monument
Owner
The Churches Conservation Trust
Custodian
The Churches Conservation Trust
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Listing date
11/02/65
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Church opening times
Inscription description
Gothic lettering: This Tablet / was erected to / the Memory of / Samuel Butler, / to transmit for future ages / that near this spot / was born a man so celebrated. / In Westminster Abbey / among the Poets of England / his fame is recorded; / Here in his native village / in Veneration / of his talents and genius, / this tribute to his memory / has been erected by the / possessor of the place of his birth, / John Taylor, Strensham.
