Smith Monument In The Churchyard About One Metre North Of Tower Of Church Of St James

The Smith monument, located in the churchyard about one metre north of the tower of the Church of St James, is a headstone with a sarcophagus and footstone dating from the early 19th century. Made of limestone, it is designed in a Neo-Greek style. The headstone features a segmental head with shaped shoulders, a carved mourning female and tomb in relief, and a swagged border. There is a raised panel with a triangular top intended for an inscription, commemorating John Smith, a late Purser in the Royal Navy, who died in 1806, along with other family members. The coffin-shaped sarcophagus stands about 15 centimetres high. The footstone has an eared segmental head and displays the initials J.S. 1806 and EI 1860.