Wood Mounment And Railings In Churchyard About 23 1/2 Metres South Of East End Of Nave, Church Of St Ethelbert

The wood monument and railings located in the churchyard about 23.5 meters south of the east end of the nave at the Church of St. Ethelbert date from the very early 19th century and are made of stone and wrought iron. The monument is square in plan and features a slightly weathered top with a moulded edge, which supports a square upstand and cavetto moulding, culminating in a small pyramidal top. The frieze around the base is adorned with vertical leaf moulding, and the sides have a moulded rim that frames a slightly raised oval panel designed for lettering, with paterae in the corners.

The railings are characterized by quarter-square, very attenuated balusters with gadrooning at the capital and leaf carving on the stem. The larger square corner posts of the railings were originally topped with urns, and the bars between them have finial tops, although one side is now missing and many of the bars have rusted away at the bottom. The lettering on the monument is finely carved and remains in good condition with little weathering. This monument commemorates James Wood, who died in 1803, and also records other deaths, mostly later. It forms a close group with the Wooley and child headstones nearby.