Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 22 Metres South Of Porch, Church Of St John The Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 22 Metres South Of Porch, Church Of St John The Baptist
- WRENN ID
- muted-steeple-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 009 426
- Coordinates
- 51.17428, -3.41861
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 22 metres south of the porch of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is possibly made from Doulting stone. The tomb has a flat top with a moulded cornice and a plinth that is below ground level. The south front features three fluted pilasters and two raised oval panels, although the inscription is illegible. The north front is badly damaged, missing the central pilaster and an oval panel, and has an inserted section of inscribed lias stone from an unidentifiable source. The east end is carved with an hourglass and ribbon above a skull and crossbones, while the west end was obscured by ivy at the time of the survey in June 1984. Overall, the tomb is in very poor condition.
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