Taylor Coldridge Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres North West Of Church Of All Saints

EAST BUDLEIGH HIGH STREET (west side) East SY 0684 Budleigh 8/90 Taylor Coldridge chest tomb - approximately 2.5 metres north- west of Church All Saints GV II Chest tomb. Dated 1871 in memory of Samuel Taylor Coldridge (sic), signed by Collings of Exmouth. Limestone with granite base. Gothic style chest tomb. The lid has a very low-pitched ridge, moulded edges and coved cornice below enriched with four leaf decoration and rosettes. The moulded plinth follows round the angle buttresses which have weathered offsets. There is one panel each end and two each side, the pairs separated by a similar buttress. Each panel is sunken and contains a 4-centred arch with cinquefoil head and trefoils in the spandrels. Most of the panels are inscribed, all Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The west end records the death of Samual Taylor Coldridge (sic) in 1871, the southern panels record the deaths of John and Elizabeth Coldridge in 1851. The tomb sits on a granite platform which has a series of sockets indicating that the tomb was once enclosed by iron railings.

Listing NGR: SY0661484946