Listed Building: VAULT, TOMBCHEST AND MEMORIAL OF THE HURLESTON FAMILY ATTACHED TO EAST END OF CHURCH OF ST PETER (1229397)

SJ 47 SE MICKLE TRAFFORD C.P. PLEMSTALL LANE Plemstall 3/20 Vault, tombchest and memorial of the Hurleston family attached to east end of Church of St.Peter. GV II* Vault, tombchest and memorial plaque: vault and tombchest c.1670 and memorial plaque formerly dated 1727 for members of the Hurleston family. Ashlar buff sandstone. Large plain rectangular vault cover has a simple plinth and a weathered roof with a nosed edge. It carries a Baroque tombchest on an acanthus plinth. The long sides have carved recumbent skeletons (one male, one female) with scrolls at the corners. The short sides have crossed palm fronds and the lid is plain except for a heavily gadrooned border. Standing on the vault against the chancel is an elaborate Baroque memorial tablet. Acanthus plinth carries fluted pilasters with scrolls. Ornate flat pediment supports a heraldic shield and 2 gadrooned urns. Full inscription of the plaque is given from Ormerod, History of Cheshire, 1819, the exfoliated parts in brackets "(In this vault lies the body of Elizabeth, wife of Charles Hurleston, of Newton esq., youngest daughter and coheir of Thomas Lander, of Newhall, in the County of Lancaster, esq., by Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Downes, of Shrigley, in the county of Chester. esq.) (She was beautiful) in her Person, Distinct in her Behaviour, Dutiful Daughter in her Observance, And had the (.........) long night, A Happy Mother She dyed the 19th of November 17(27), aged 32." A good and interesting pair of Baroque Monuments, rarely found in Cheshire outside the churches. Listing NGR: SJ4573070088