Overton Monument In Churchyard, About 5 Metres South Of Chancel, Church Of The Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Overton Monument In Churchyard, About 5 Metres South Of Chancel, Church Of The Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- vacant-turret-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 561 287
- Coordinates
- 51.05651, -2.62697
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Overton Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the early to mid-17th century and is made of Doulting stone. The tomb features a heavy moulded plinth on a step, with plain sides and ends, and a deep cyma-recta coving on the flat top. It commemorates William Overton, a gentleman who died in 1626, and his wife Frances, who died in 1652.
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