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| HER Number: | MDV58127 |
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| Name: | VAULT in the Parish of Exminster |
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Summary
A subterranean burial vault located in the churchyard suffered a major roof collapse at the end of january 1995.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 945 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exminster |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NW/4/13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
FLETCHER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10257.
Following inspection of the vault it was filled to ground level with 8 tons of sand (fletcher).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV293721.
A subterranean burial vault located in the churchyard suffered a major roof collapse at the end of january 1995. It is located 7.5m s of the tower, 2.4m e of the path, and lies under 0.4m of earth/turf. A ccc plan of the detail in the graveyard undertaken in the 1980s indicated that there were no above-ground features marking this vault save for a recumbent gravestone of uncertain date, which has fallen into the vault. The vault is 2m square under a brick arch which is a max 1.7m high. It has a blocked entrance on w side: large unmortared stones have been used. The approach is backfilled, so it is hidden from the surface. The interior is coated with a white mortar render. One skull and part of the lower skeleton within a decayed coffin are visible beyond the mound of collapsed brick + soil debris. Other human bones protrude from the soil/turf covering the roof, presumably representing a shallow burial above the roof.
FLETCHER + DYSON, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV293722.
Vis=11/2/1995 (fletcher + dyson) broken gravestone removed from vault states that the vault holds 5 persons buried between 1837 and 1916. It will be relaid to mark the position of the vault.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV293724.
Des=fletcher, m. J. /(13/2/1995)/archaeological monitoring at st. Martin's church, exminster.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV10257 | Migrated Record: FLETCHER. |
| SDV293721 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV293722 | Report - Survey: FLETCHER + DYSON. |
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| SDV293724 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV9995 | Related to: Exminster, St Martin's (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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