The Tomb Of Christian And Henry Neale D. 1675 And Eliza Dutton D. 1687 In Churchyard Of The Church Of St Dunstans

The tomb of Christian and Henry Neale, who died in 1675, and Eliza Dutton, who died in 1687, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans in Cheam. This churchyard monument is a chest tomb made of Portland stone, featuring a Pennant stone ledger. The stone chest is adorned with squat fielded pilasters that support a moulded ledger inscribed with a memorial. The monument commemorates Henry Neale and their daughter Eliza Dutton, who was murdered on July 13, 1687, while trying to mediate a dispute between her neighbor and his wife at the age of 53. The 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 benefactor thus to bleed."

This tomb is an early example of an outdoor chest tomb and features a legible epitaph.