Pair Of Unidentified Chest Tombs In Churchyard, About 8 Metres South Of South Porch, Church Of St Michael

This is a pair of unidentified chest tombs from the 18th century, located about 8 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Michael. They are made of ham stone and blue lias. The tomb closest to the church is nearly complete and features dressed stone in an oblong shape. It has a moulded plinth, a chest with panelled and fluted corner pilasters, and recessed panels on each face, although one panel is missing its upper portion. The slab top is moulded around the lower edge, and the inscriptions are decayed. The second tomb is much more decayed and sunken, having been repaired with coursed and squared lias, along with some dressed stone. Its broken slab top has a chamfered outer edge, and there is a decayed inscription panel on the north side with the date 1700. At the time of the survey in February 1986, both tombs were largely obscured by ivy.