Group Of Four Tomb Chests Approximately Six Metres South Of Chancel And 3 Metres East Of South Chapel Of Church Of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Tomb chest.
Group Of Four Tomb Chests Approximately Six Metres South Of Chancel And 3 Metres East Of South Chapel Of Church Of St John
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-tracery-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb chest
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ELDERSFIELD CP - SO 83 SW 7/48 Group of four tomb chests approximately six metres south of chancel and three metres east of south chapel of Church of St John GV II
Group of four tomb chests. Early C18. Sandstone. All have flat moulded tops and scrolled ends.
South-western tomb has north side with central swag flanked by drops of flowers. South side has crossed bones at left, and pick, shovel, and skull at right. Inscriptions include: "Elizabeth ... 1726(?) ...".
North-western tomb is similar in design to the one to the south-west. Its inscriptions were illegible at time of survey (April 1986).
North-eastern tomb has fluted scrolled ends with central oval panels. North side inscribed: "Blessed are the dead ...". South side inscribed: "Job ... 1706 ...".
South-eastern tomb is similar in design to the north-eastern one and has carved foliage decoration on the north and south sides. South side inscribed: "Job son of Job Carter ... 1710(?)".
Listing NGR: SO8000831158
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