Group of four churchyard tombs north of the Church of St Mary

Four burial tombs, erected between the 1730s and 1830s.

MATERIALS: all four tombs are faced in a light-grey limestone, probably Portland stone.

DETAILS: the south-western tomb, erected in around 1732, is a large chest tomb with set-back corner pilasters and carved side panels. There are carvings of angels to the western face. It retains cast iron railings with urns on the corner posts.

The south-eastern tomb, erected in around the 1790s, has a cuboidal form with the north and south faces carved with rectangular panels bearing dedications to members of the Martin family.

The north-western tomb is set apart from the others and further away from the church. It was erected in around 1820 and has a moulded top with reeded side piers. It has a wide surround for railings which have been removed.

The north-eastern tomb was erected in around 1830 and is dedicated to John Tappenden. It has pediments to the north and south faces, while the sides have inward-tapered corners with banded, angled piers. The capstone is cross-gabled.