Wish Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South Of The Tower Of Church Of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Tomb.

Wish Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South Of The Tower Of Church Of St Michael

WRENN ID
solitary-quartz-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Country
England
Date first listed
8 March 1988
Type
Tomb
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SY 19 NE FARWAY CHURCH GREEN

Wish chest tomb approximately 2 3/75 metres south of the tower of - church of St Michael GV II

Chest tomb. Dated 1767 in memory of William Wish. Beerstone ashlar. Chest tomb is rectangular in plan on a moulded plinth under a flat lid with richly moulded edges. On the corners there are clasping fluted pilasters and the sides contain rectangular fielded panels. The panel on the north side is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and includes some italics. It records the death of William Wish in 1767, his wife Susanne in 1778 and their son William in 1788.

Listing NGR: SY1724696450

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