Group of four churchyard tombs to the east of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Tomb.
Group of four churchyard tombs to the east of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- white-bracket-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Four chest tombs, dating between about 1790 and 1840.
MATERIALS: Portland stone
DESCRIPTION: three of the four tombs are arranged, side by side, in a row from north to south alongside Chain Street.
The northernmost tomb was erected in around 1800 and is dedicated to members of the Newberry family. It is rectangular in plan with panelled sides on a moulded base with a flat projecting lid.
The central tomb was erected in around 1790 with inscriptions added in 1810. It commemorates members of the Deane family. It is rectangular in plan with panelled sides on a moulded base with a flat projecting lid. The lid is badly damaged.
The southernmost tomb was erected in around 1796 with inscriptions added up until 1829. It is dedicated to Thomas Snowden and members of his family. Rectangular in plan, it stands on a slightly taller base and has fluted corner balusters, York stone tablets and a flat projecting lid. Iron railings have been removed.
A further tomb is located further west, immediately south of a large plain tree. It is a rectangular chest tomb with a flat top, of around 1836 – the dedication is illegible. It has corner piers with cable mouldings and a projecting lid.
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