Five Cornock Monuments, About 4 Metres North Of Burley Monument In Churchyard Of Church Of St Mary The Virgin

ST 69 NE BERKELEY CHURCH LANE (Inset, Section E) (south side)

10/121 Five Cornock monuments, about 4m north of Burley monument in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin

GV II

Five chest tombs in a row, to Cornock family. From south to north earliest decipherable inscriptions: William Cornock died 1803 (to north); Nicholas Cornock died 1700, but probably mid C18; John (?) Cornock died 1729; John Cornock died 1794; Mary Cornock died 1765. From south to north: 1. Limestone. Flat top, moulded plinth and capping on large tooled base, indented corners. Ends have diamond frieze and fielded oval panel to east, urn on moulded panel to west. Sides have moulded panels with swag and 2 rosettes. 2. Limestone. Flat top with plain edge and moulded capping below, moulded plinth on plain base. Sides in 2 panels, all fielded with relief dividing strips. 3. Stone. Flat top with plain edge and moulded capping below, wide moulded plinth. Ends have wreathed oval panels with reliefs in spandrels. South side has 2 plain fielded panels, north side has large wreathed oval with flanking cherub heads and swag and flanking spiral reliefs. 4. Limestone. Flat top, moulded plinth (possibly of different stone) and capping on plain base. Ends have plain frieze with central rosette and figure of lady in oval panel. Sides have moulded oval panels with high relief festoons. 5. Limestone. Flat top with additional moulding to upper edge, moulded plinth and capping on large plain base. Quarter balusters, sunk rectangular end panels with rounded projections at top. Sides have plain fielded inscription panels.

Listing NGR: ST6848899049