Description

EAST BUDLEIGH HIGH STREET (west side) East
SY 0684
Budleigh
8/117 Barlow chest tomb approximately
- 12 metres west of Tower of Church
of All Saints
GV II
Chest tomb. Dated 1869 in memory of Captain Benjamin Barlow. White marble.
Moulded plinth and pitched and hipped roof-like lid. On each long side there is a
central sunken panel with Tudor arched head which is enriched with cusping. The end
bays break forward a little and the lid is hipped. These bays contain a geometric
pattern of sunken panels which are enriched with cusping. In the top centre a
lozenge-shaped panel includes a 4-leaf motif and this panel rises aboves the cornice
and has a small gablet over. The ends have similar geometric patterns. The side
panels are inscribed with lead lettering sunk into the marble. The north side
records the death of Captain Benjamin Barlow in 1869 and the south side records the
death of his wife Mary Ann in 1900 and their daughter Clara in 1909. The tomb is
enclosed by limestone coping stones which include socket holes from original iron
railings.

Listing NGR: SY0659184930

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499952

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