Chest Tomb at 6 Metres South of West End of Church of Saint Michael
Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael, Church Lane, Trusham
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TRUSHAM
CHURCH LANE
Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael
GV
II
Chest tomb. 170-. To James Ball. Granite ashlar base consisting of four stones and inscribed freestone lid. Overgrown.
Listing NGR: SX8558682164
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1097346
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- Statutory Address:
- Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael, Church Lane, Trusham
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- Date:
- 2001-08-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/03396/29
- Rights:
- © Mrs Jean M. King. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1097346
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- Statutory Address 1:
- Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael, Church Lane, Trusham
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael, Church Lane, Trusham
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Trusham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 85586 82164
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 5 November 2025 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SX 88 SE
3/250
TRUSHAM
CHURCH LANE
Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael
GV
II
Chest tomb. 170-. To James Ball. Granite ashlar base consisting of four stones and inscribed freestone lid. Overgrown.
Listing NGR: SX8558682164
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 1 December 2025 to amend the description and reformat the text to current standards
SX 88 SE
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TRUSHAM
CHURCH LANE Chest tomb at 6 metres south of west end of Church of Saint Michael
GV
II
Chest tomb dated 1791 immediately due south of the porch to the Church of Saint Michael.
The tomb has an Ashburton marble (local limestone) ledger stone, rectangular except for its west, top end, which is carved to a scroll shape. The ledger stone overhangs an unmoulded granite ashlar base comprising of four stone blocks over a compacted mortar foundation. The inscription on the ledger stone reads:
‘Here lieth y b[ody]
of James Ball [,] son of John [&]
Joanna Ball of Bremble
Who died [y] 10[th] Day of April
In y year of o[ur] Lord 179[?]
Aged 66 years’
The text is partially eroded by weathering, historic breaks and some minor loss of fabric at the edges of the slab, though dates and names have been confirmed from local burial records.
The tomb was reordered in 2020 to reset the broken ledger slab and repair pointing within the fabric below, which revealed that the core of the tomb was filled with rubble and brick and tile fragments.
Listing NGR: SX8558682164
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 84691
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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