Richard Escott Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 10 Metres South East Of Chancel, 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.
Richard Escott Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 10 Metres South East Of Chancel, Church Of St John The Baptist
- WRENN ID
- turning-chalk-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 009 426
- Coordinates
- 51.17445, -3.41825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard Escott chest tomb, located in the churchyard about 10 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist, dates from the mid-17th century. It is made of Ham stone and features a heavy wrought iron grille on top. The tomb has a flat top with a cyma recta moulded cornice that is inscribed on all faces. The north side is dedicated to Richard Escott, who died in 1673, while the south side commemorates another individual and others. The west end is inscribed for Mary Escott, and the east end inscription is illegible. The tomb displays some good lettering and has scratch moulded semicircular arcades on the east and west ends.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings