Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of East Bay of Nave, Church of St John the Evangelist and All Saints

This listing describes a group of four monuments located in the churchyard about 14 metres south of the east bay of the nave of the Church of St. John the Evangelist and All Saints in Kingstone Village.

The group includes one chest tomb and three headstones. The chest tomb, dating from the early 17th century, is made of Ham stone. Its base is buried, and it features single-panel ends and two-panel flanks with ovolo-mould borders. The flanks are adorned with fluted pilasters and lack a frieze, while the top has a heavy tipped design with cyma-recta coving. This tomb commemorates Mary Bonning, a widow who died in 1606, and is notable for its advanced style for the period.

The first headstone is located at the north-east corner of the Bonning monument and dates from the 19th century. Also made of Ham stone, it measures 900mm wide, 1360mm tall, and 110mm thick. It has a shouldered segmented top and a chamfered back, with a flat front featuring incised panels that have three-centre arched tops. This headstone commemorates members of the Paull family and was likely erected around 1817.

The second headstone is situated 1.5 metres north of the north-west corner of the Bonning monument and dates from the 18th century. It is made of Ham stone, measuring 660mm wide, 900mm high, and 100mm thick, with a chamfered back and a segmented top framed by scrolls that surround an angel-head. The inscriptions on this headstone are worn.

The third headstone is located 2 metres north of the north-west corner of the Bonning monument and also dates from the 18th century. This Ham stone headstone measures 900mm wide, 100mm high, and 100mm thick, featuring a chamfered back and a shaped near flat top. The front displays two semi-circular arched panels with egg-and-dart arches, a floral centre, and side-drops, along with a skull, crossbones, and hourglass above. It commemorates Thomas, who died in 1740.