Group Of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres To South Of Chancel Of Church Of St Lucia

SJ 51 SE UPTON MAGNA C.P. UPTON MAGNA

4/105 Group of 6 chest tombs - approximately 15 metres to south of chancel of Church of St Lucia

GV II

Group of 6 chest tombs. Late C18 or early C19. Grey sandstone ashlar. Lloyd tomb to east with raised panels, fluted corner piers and chamfered top with reeded edges; Humphries tomb to north has paired oval side panels with carved rosettes and flanking panelled pilaster strips, oval end panels with carved rosettes, and moulded cornice to flat top; central tomb has 2-bay open side panels with central reeded pier, carved end piers, recessed oval end panels with central carved rosette and carved husks in spandrels, and moulded cornice to chamfered top; Ellsmere tomb to south has 2-bay oval side panels with carved spandrels, fluted corner piers, recessed oval end panels with carved rosettes, and chamfered top with panelled gables; Ellsmere tomb to south-west has paired moulded square side panels with central and flanking fluted pilaster strips raised oval end panels and moulded cornice to chamfered top with panelled gables; chest tomb to far south-west with moulded plinth, paired raised and fielded side panels, flanking fluted pilaster strips, raised and fielded square end panels, and moulded cornice to flat top.

Listing NGR: SJ5534812451