The Tomb Of Christian And Henry Neale D. 1675 And Eliza Dutton D. 1687 In Churchyard Of The Church Of St Dunstans is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 2000. Churchyard monument.
The Tomb Of Christian And Henry Neale D. 1675 And Eliza Dutton D. 1687 In Churchyard Of The Church Of St Dunstans
- WRENN ID
- silver-pinnacle-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sutton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 2000
- Type
- Churchyard monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ2463NW 795/29/10008 27-JUL-00
CHURCH ROAD (east, off) Cheam The tomb of Christian and Henry Neale d. 1675 and Eliza Dutton d. 1687 in Churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans
GV II
Churchyard monument. Chest tomb to Christian and Henry Neale, d.1675 and Eliza Dutton d. 1687. Portland stone chest with Pennant stone ledger. Stone chest with squat fielded pilasters, supporting Pennant stone moulded ledger with inscription. Monument also commemorates her husband Henry (d.1675) and their daughter Eliza Dutton 'who was murdered ye 13 of July 1687 by her Neighbour indeavouring to make peace between him & his wife aged 53 years'. Epitaph reads:
Here lies best of wives of mothers & of friend Whose soul to (sic) good for earth in heaven attend With joy and comfort till the day of doome When all her virtuous deeds shall thither come To save her neighbours she has spilt her blood And like her saviour died for doing good May that curst hand forget itself to feed That made its benefator thus to bleed.
An early example of outdoor chest tomb, and with legible epitaph Catalogue No 14
Daniel Lysons, Environs of London I (1796) 146 Roger Bowdler, St.Dunstan's Church, Cheam. L.B. Sutton, HART Reports and Papers 20.
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