Galton Memorial About 11 Yards East Of The Church Of St John The Baptist

The Galton Memorial, located about 11 yards east of the Church of St John the Baptist, is a mid-19th century vault made of sandstone ashlar. It has a large square plan, featuring a moulded plinth and cornice, with a shallow pyramidal capping that includes a central circular vent. The sides of the vault display a panelled frieze and blind intersecting semi-circular headed arcading, with an impost band that runs around each side and corner columns that have acanthus-moulded capitals, although these are mostly worn away. On a small plaque on the south side, it is inscribed: "THE/ FORMER VAULT/ OF/ HUBERT JOHN/ BARCLAY GALTON/ OF/ WARLEY, SALOP/ AND OF/ EWAN CAMERON/ GALTON/ OF/ EYNSHAM, OXON". Additionally, part of the damaged chamfered sandstone ashlar base of a former railed enclosure remains. This large monument prominently dominates the small churchyard.