Chest tomb of Matthew Vivian and his wife and daughter is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest tomb of Matthew Vivian and his wife and daughter
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of Matthew Vivian and his family is a rectangular structure from the late 18th century, specifically built for Matthew Vivian (1718-1770), his wife Jane (who died in 1784), and their daughter. It is made of granite slabs featuring roll mouldings at the corners and ovolo mouldings along the edges of the top.
On the top of the tomb, the arms of the Vivian family are intricately carved, accompanied by an inscription that reads: "UNDERNEATH IS DEPOSITED / THE BODY OF / MATTHEW VIVIAN ESQ / LATE OF PENELEWEY / IN THIS PARISH / WHO DIED ON THE 15th DAY / OF OCTOBER AD 1770 / AGED 52 YEARS / ALSO THE BODIES OF / JANE HIS WIDOW / AND JANE THEIR DAUGHTER."
This chest tomb is situated approximately 25 meters east of the tower of the former Church of St Kea, positioned on a high bank that overlooks the rest of the churchyard.
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