Chest Tomb Dated 1682 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. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Dated 1682 Approximately 1 Metre East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- seventh-pavement-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dated 1682, 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 and features bold floral carvings surrounding a central wreath that contains the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of John Nicholls Gent who deceased the 15 of December 1682 aged 63." The tomb has a moulded, chamfered ledger slab, and the ends are adorned with a boldly carved wreath and an angel flanked by drapes above crossed bones.
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