Vaults, Headstones And Retaining Wall Lining West Side Of Approach To Church Of St Andrew From South Gate Of Churchyard

A group of five family vaults, two headstones, and a retaining wall lining the west side of the approach to the Church of St Andrew, extending from the south gate of the churchyard, dates to the 19th century. The structures are built from limestone, granite, volcanic stone, and mudstone ashlar, with a mudstone rubble wall forming part of the retaining structure.

The group is arranged from north to south. The northernmost vault is the Wreford vault, constructed around 1889 of rusticated volcanic ashlar with granite accents. A central limestone plaque commemorates Simon Lee Wreford (died 1889). Behind the vault are three reset limestone headstones facing forward, inscribed with memorials to members of the Lee family; the earliest features a carved cherub and commemorates Ann Wreford (died 1824). Another headstone leans against these, remembering Simon Wreford (died 1790), his wife Mary (died 1795), and their three infant children.

Adjacent to the Wreford vault is the Partridge vault, dating to around 1840, with a granite ashlar front and a projecting moulded cornice, incorporating three limestone panels. The central panel commemorates Thomas Partridge (died 1840), his wife Elizabeth (died 1797), and their son William (died 1830), and is signed "Gould of Colebrooke." A limestone headstone in an arch-headed Gothic style, commemorating James Ebbels (died 1855) and his family, is located behind the vault.

The Grueber memorial, dated around 1834, is situated next, built of snecked rusticated volcanic stone with a granite cornice. A large granite plaque details memorials to Jane Lady May (died 1834) and other members of the Grueber family. Following the Grueber vault is a section of retaining wall flanked by granite slabs, with a rubble wall incorporating limestone headstones commemorating William Tozer (died 1843) and his family, and William Cornish (died 1810).

The Stone vault, constructed around 1877 from granite ashlar, features a limestone plaque remembering James Stone of Furzedown (died 1872) and his family, with a rear plot covered by granite ashlar with a raised concave central section. Finally, the Lee vault, dating to approximately 1882, is of mudstone ashlar with nowy-headed limestone memorials to James Lee (died 1835) and his family. A mudstone rubble wall continues south to the churchyard boundary.