Group Of 3 Monuments In Churchyard, To South-East Of Chancel, Church Of St John The Evangelist And All Saints

This listing describes a group of three monuments located in the churchyard to the south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. John the Evangelist and All Saints in Kingstone.

The group includes two chest tombs and a headstone. The first chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is made of Ham stone and is situated about 9 meters south-east of the chancel. Its base is buried, and it features a single panel on each end framed with an ovolo mould, along with two panels on each side that have worn pilasters. The top is nearly flat with heavy moulded coving. The monument is overgrown, making the inscription inaccessible.

The second chest tomb, dating from the early 18th century, is located about 11 meters south-east of the chancel. Also made of Ham stone, its base is buried as well. This tomb features semi-circular arched panels with keystones, inposts, and dentilling, with one panel on each end and two on each side. It has a heavy hipped top with cyma-recta coving and commemorates an individual who died in 1708.

The double headstone, positioned about 13 meters south-south-east of the chancel, is a 18th-century reuse of 17th-century stone. Made of Ham stone, it measures 900mm wide, 1100mm high, and 140mm thick. The headstone has a shaped trefoil top and features two angel heads with an hourglass between them and scrolls on the sides on the west face. It is framed with a carved design that includes a tasselled center-drop, commemorating Robert Simpson, who died in 1784. The east face bears a deeply cut inscription for Ivy Harris, the wife of Richard Harris, who died in 1623.