Group of three chest tombs standing on the south side of the footpath to the south of the south aisle of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Tomb.

Group of three chest tombs standing on the south side of the footpath to the south of the south aisle of the Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
small-grate-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
29 February 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 903 771
Coordinates
51.49347, -2.13974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The site comprises a group of three chest tombs located on the south side of a footpath, south of the south aisle of the Church of St Michael. The tombs are constructed of limestone ashlar, with the middle tomb having a 20th-century Pennant cap stone.

The tombs are roughly aligned east to west. The easternmost tomb, dating to the early 18th century, is of unknown dedication and features shaped corner balusters, a moulded cornice, and a gadrooned cap stone. The north and south faces have rectangular fielded plaques, while the east and west ends have fielded end plaques; no inscriptions are visible.

The middle tomb, dating to the mid-18th century and also of unknown dedication, is now partially sunk into the ground. It has a moulded cap stone, with the north and south faces each containing two rectangular fielded plaques. The central and corner piers are scroll-decorated with a floral motif; no inscriptions are discernible.

The westernmost tomb dates to the mid-19th century and marks the grave of the Barnes family. It has a chamfered plinth, shaped corner balusters, and a 20th-century chamfered cap stone. The north face has a recessed plaque flanked by carved relief figures of mourning females. It contains a weathered inscription commemorating Robert Gough Barnes, who died in October 1848 at the age of 48. Traces of black colouring remain. The south face has two recessed plaques. The left plaque commemorates Thomas Barnes, who died in February 1851 at the age of 78, and Susanna, his wife, who died in August 1853. The right plaque is blank. The west face contains a plaque commemorating Thomas Gough Barnes, who died at 6 months of age, with the day and year of death illegible, while the east face plaque is blank.

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