Field Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South Of The Chancel Of The Church If St Martin

TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST

7/442 Field chest tomb approx 25m south of the chancel of the Church of St Martin GV II

Chest tomb. Dated 1875 in memory of George and Susan Field. Sandstone ashlar chest tomb. Rectangular in plan with Gothic panelled corner pilasters and panels each side with concave corners. Flat lid with moulded edges, moulded base and plain plinth. The lid is inscribed with plain capitals and records the deaths of George Field in 1875 and his wife Sarah in 1869. Their children and other relations are commemorated in the side panels. Chest tomb fenced by cast iron railings which are simple Gothic arcades with large corner standards with crocketed finials.

Listing NGR: TQ5075738974