Group Of 5 Monuments Approximately 10 Metres South Of Aisle Window To Church Of St Andrew

This group of five headstones, located approximately 10 metres south of the aisle west window of the Church of St Andrew in Weymouth, dates from the early to mid-18th century, with inscriptions ranging from 1756 to 1770. The monuments are arranged in two pairs, about 2 metres apart from north to south, with a single headstone approximately 2 metres to the east between the pairs.

From north to south, the first headstone is early 18th century and unidentified, with illegible inscriptions and three well-carved cherub heads beneath a shaped top above a flush panel. The second headstone, immediately south of the first, is 18th century, featuring a shaped head with scrolls, a carved skull, trumpet, and torch, above a flush panel with no legible inscription. The third headstone, about 2 metres south of the second, is dedicated to Richard Lewis, who died in 1761, and has a shaped top with scrolls above a carved book and other symbols, including an angel. The fourth headstone, immediately south of the third, is very wide with a shaped top and inscriptions that cover most of the surface, with the earliest decipherable memorial being to Joseph Wallis, who died in 1770. Finally, the fifth headstone is a small monument to Richard Johnson, who died in 1756, located approximately 2 metres east and centred to the previous pairs, also featuring a shaped top.