Group Of 13 Chest Tombs Approximately 5-16 Metres South And West Of Southtransept Of Church Of St Mary

A group of 13 chest tombs is located approximately 5 to 16 metres south and west of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary. The tombs date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of limestone.

Two chest tombs situated about 8 metres south feature a tomb to the north with revealed panels, a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. The southern tomb has scribed and beaded panels, a moulded plinth and cornice, and a shaped top, commemorating Joseph Sheppard, who died in 1816, and his wife Mary, who died in 1818.

Approximately 15 metres west-south-west, there is a late 18th-century chest tomb with raised inscription panels adorned with wheatear pendants, beaded nowy-headed end panels, and a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. This tomb commemorates members of the Shorter family from the 1790s.

Three chest tombs located about 8 metres west date from the mid 18th century to the early 19th century. The northern Townshend tomb features revealed pilaster panels and an early 19th-century flanking inscription panel, along with a moulded plinth, cornice, and a shaped and fluted top. The central Townshend tomb from the late 18th century has fielded panels, a moulded plinth and cornice, and a splayed top. The plain mid 18th-century Marriot tomb to the south has a convex-moulding lid.

To the west, three chest tombs from the early to mid 18th century include a plain early 18th-century tomb to the east with a round-headed end panel and sunk spandrels. The central tomb, which commemorates Thomas Webb, who died in 1720, features a moulded plinth and cornice. The western tomb from the mid 18th century has a moulded plinth and cornice, along with corner balusters and egg-and-dart moulding on the inscription panel.

Finally, a chest tomb located approximately 5 metres south dates to the early 19th century, featuring raised fluted pilasters flanking a scribed inscription panel, with a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. Three chest tombs from the 18th and 19th centuries are noted as not having special architectural interest.