Wheaton Chest Tomb Adjacent To The East End Of The Chancel Of The Church Of St Winifred is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Tomb.
Wheaton Chest Tomb Adjacent To The East End Of The Chancel Of The Church Of St Winifred
- WRENN ID
- north-oriel-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wheaton chest tomb, dated 1579, is located adjacent to the east end of the chancel of the Church of St Winifred in Branscombe. This chest tomb commemorates Ellis Wheaton and is made of Beerstone ashlar. It features two panels on each side, a hollow-chamfered base, and a soffit-moulded flat lid. The south side is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of Ellis Wheaton in 1579. Additionally, the east end has a secondary inscription in Roman serif capitals in memory of Lewes French, who died in 1667.
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