196 History of the Parish of Stockton, Wilts. 



made of cast iron, a little in the form of ridged gravestones. They 

 are painted stone colour. One of these is placed over the remains 

 of Mrs. Chandler, (who deserved a more churchmanlike memorial,) 

 and the other over the three children of her son, Mr. Thomas 

 Hicks Chandler. It is to be hoped that these iron memorials will 

 not become fashionable, as nothing can be in worse taste ; they 

 have a cheap mean appearance, and have this great disadvantage, 

 that to look decent, they should have a coat of paint twice a year. 

 These tombs were only placed in the churchyard in the spring of 

 this year, 1847, and are already (November) becoming rusty. 

 There are two old rigid stones towards the north-east corner of the 

 churchyard. On one is the name " George Lukes," and the date 

 " 1663 ; " the remainder of the inscription is illegible. The other 

 stone has no trace of an inscription, but perhaps may cover the 

 remains of Mr. Terry the Rector, who was buried at his own desire 

 " among the poor" in the churchyard, opposite to the old Parsonage. 

 Near the gate of the parsonage garden is a large head-stone to 



" Ann Barker, who died in the service of the Bev. R. F. St. Barbe, 16th 

 Feb., 1833, aged 29." She was a native of Lincolnshire. 



South side of the Churchyard. 



Before the south wall of the church was re-built, there was a 

 large altar-tomb placed against it west of the door, inscribed 



" Joahn Maton, y e wife of Nicholas Maton, deceased (month effaced) 1622" 



This tomb was too much broken to be restored, but the inscribed 

 stone and a part of the moulding were built up in the wall in 

 1844. 



There was another altar-tomb against the south side of the 

 church, east of the door, which could not be re-erected. The in- 

 scribed stones were therefore built up in the new wall, as in the 

 former case. The inscription is, 



" Here lyes Melior Bennett, widdow of Thomas Bennett of Pithouse, Esq., 

 who died Nov. 10th, 1669." 



This was at the end of the tomb ; in front was the same in Latin, 

 now nearly illegible. 



