Chest Tomb Dated 1673 Approximately 1 Metre East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Dated 1673 Approximately 1 Metre East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- gentle-porch-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 432 326
- Coordinates
- 51.99036, -1.37107
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dated 1673, is located approximately 1 meter east of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael in Barford St. Michael. It is a 17th-century structure made of ironstone. The sides of the tomb are boldly carved with floral decorations surrounding a central wreath that bears the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of May the wife of John Nicholls who departed this life the 26 of December Anno 1673." The ends of the tomb feature scallop decorations and a wreath, and it has a moulded and chamfered ledger slab.
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