Group Of 35 Chest Tombs To East Of Parish Church Of St Swithun'S

ST 7866-7966 9/50

BATHFORD C.P. CHURCH STREET (South-east side) Group of 35 chest tombs to east of Parish Church of St. Swithun's.

G.V. II

35 chest tombs. Mid - late C18th and early C19th. Ashlar. Most with panelled sides and moulded cornice. Including: 1785, Ann Nelson (sister of Lord Nelson); and adjacent tomb of 1805, Elizabeth Mateham, fluted pilasters, 8-sided with decorative top; Shrine family tomb (by south wall), 1785 and later, 8 sided with marble panel, urn on pedestal, low surrounding ashlar wall; (to left of Shrine tomb) 1760, Fisher, oval panels, corner balusters and frieze; (to right of Shrine tomb), two large tombs to the Wiltshire family of Shockerwick, c.1810 with square marble panels and 1840's with cusped panels; (to west of Shrine tomb) 1801, McClintock, square, marble shield-shaped panels, draped urn and 1807, Stone, 8 sided, fluted pilasters, oval panels. The chest tombs in Bathford Churchyard represent a good and extensive collection of classical and traditional local tomb forms and contribute greatly to the setting of the church.

Listing NGR: ST7882966600