Church Of St Catherine, Tomb Of The English Poor Clares Approximately 12 Metres North West Of North West Tower Angle

The Church of St. Catherine features a tombstone for the English Poor Clares, located approximately 12 metres northwest of the northwest tower angle. This early 19th-century monument stands about 5 feet high and has a tall square shape. The panelled stem includes a moulded base and top slabs, surrounded by a rectangular stone capped with a pyramid. On the west and north faces of the top stone are oval inscribed plaques that read: "Here lie the bodies of the Ladies of the Religious Community established at Gravelines in Flanders under the name of the English Poor Clares in the year 1600 driven from thence by the persecution of the French Revolution in the year 1795 and settled in this village July 27 of the same year. Frances Todd 1797, Ann Worsick 1797, Emelia Keith 1799, Mary Bulstrode 1799, Mary Faulkner 1800." The inscriptions on the east and south plaques were not legible at the time of re-survey.