St Laurence'S Church And Churchyard Twelve Tombs In St Laurence'S Churchyard

St Laurence's Church and Churchyard contains twelve notable tombs. In the north-east corner of the churchyard, there are two stone chest tombs. The first, dating from the early 19th century, features double panels. The second is a fine mid-18th century tomb with corner balusters, oval side panels adorned with hourglasses on the north side and cherubs on the south side.

At the east end of the church, there is a sarcophagus-type tomb with tapering sides from the early 19th century, which is missing railings. East of this is another chest tomb from 1809, associated with the Austwick vault, characterized by corner piers with arched panels.

Further east, there is a high plinth chest tomb with fluted and reeded corner shafts. To the north-east of the first tomb, a chest tomb from 1800 marks the Mortimer vault and features panelled sides but lacks railings. South of this, a square plan tomb from around 1827 has raking sides, channelled corner piers, and broken ball finials.

Another high chest tomb from around 1810, with panelled corner piers, is located south of the previous tomb. Along the north of the churchyard path, various memorials can be found, with the most notable group located near the south-east corner of the Forbury extension of the Municipal buildings.

Among these are a sarcophagus-type tomb from around 1820, which once had a marble memorial tablet and features a fluted frieze; a high chest tomb from around 1830, associated with the Vines family vault and characterized by panelled corner piers; a low chest tomb from circa 1857 belonging to the Hoffman family with fluted corner piers; and a well-crafted chest tomb from circa 1797 for the Hooper family, featuring double panelled sides.