Group of three chest tombs approximately 33m south of the south porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Tomb.

Group of three chest tombs approximately 33m south of the south porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
fading-wall-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 696 523
Coordinates
51.26983, -2.43688
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of three chest tombs made of dressed limestone, located approximately 33 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. All the tombs are rectangular in shape and feature weathered, hipped slab tops.

The southernmost tomb belongs to members of the Moore family and dates from the late 17th century to the early 18th century. It has a moulded plinth and fielded pilasters at the corners and the center of the north and south sides. Between the pilasters on the north and south faces are inscribed slate panels adorned with floral ornament. The cornice is moulded, and the frieze displays floral emblems set within small square panels.

About 4 meters to the northeast is a late 18th-century chest tomb for the Greenhill family. This tomb features pilasters with incised panels and has two inscribed lias panels on both the north and south faces, although one of the southern panels is missing. The cornice and the slab top both have a moulded edge. While the inscriptions are mostly weathered, the names Sarah and Benjamin Greenhill along with the date 1786 can still be made out.

The third tomb, which commemorates the Board family, is located immediately to the northeast of the Greenhill tomb. It has mid and corner pilasters with roll mouldings and plain central panels, as well as inscribed fielded panels on the north and south faces. The earliest readable date on the north face is 1758 for Mary Board, while the inscriptions on the south face are largely illegible. The west face features a panel with a shaped cartouche and carved foliate decoration above. The cornice is plain but was noted to be broken in 2012.

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