Tomb Of Thomas Botfield And Railings 35 Metres South Of Church Of St Michael

The tomb of Thomas Botfield and its surrounding railings are located 35 metres south of the Church of St Michael in Hopton Wafers. This mid-19th century structure is made of sandstone ashlar and brick, with iron railings. The memorial is designed in a sarcophagus style, featuring a pyramid lid topped with a ball-flower finial. The inclined sides have a simple incised border and are raised on lions' feet, which stand clear of a plain plinth. The plinth is set on an ashlar tomb with a cambered roof and corniced eaves. Each side of the tomb has three raised plain ashlar cladding panels, with two inset round pilaster shafts between the panels. An inscribed panel is located on the south side.

The iron railings have spear-head diagonally-set standards and top rails adorned with urn finials on round-section corner standards and at mid-length. These railings are set in a plain stone plinth. The tomb commemorates Thomas Botfield, who died in 1843, and his wife Lucy, who died in 1856. Thomas Botfield was part of a family of Shropshire ironmasters and was a notable local benefactor, patron, and pioneer in the application of iron, as seen in the nearby Iron House and the Church of St Michael.