Three Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres To North Of Church Of St Mary

There are three chest tombs located approximately 12 metres to the north of the Church of St Mary in Charlton Kings. The tombs include an altar-type tomb for William Finch, who died in 1819; a tea caddy type tomb for Thomas Smith, who died in 1829, and his wife Margaret, who died in 1803; and an early 19th-century chest tomb. All three tombs are made of stone. The Finch tomb features a shaped plinth, clasping fluted pilasters, a raised rectangular inscription panel, a frieze, a cornice, and a shallow pyramidal cap. The Smith tomb has clasping fluted pilasters, an enriched frieze, oval memorial tablets, and a tented capping topped with an iron urn. The early 19th-century chest tomb has a shaped plinth, clasping fluted pilasters, a fielded inscription panel with beading and a worn inscription, and a surmounting slab with cavetto under-moulding.