Medieval grave slab in the southeastern corner of the chancel of St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham. Possible two halves of one medieval coped grave slab of limestone, set side by side and now partly embedded in the tiled floor. Each slab is rectangular with a chamfered upper edge and a tapering form toward the head, their surfaces bearing traces of incised cross designs. The base of the slab preserves the faint outline of a long-stemmed cross with a narrow shaft and simple head. The top of the slab bears a more elaborate floriated cross with rounded, bifurcated terminals suggesting a 13th- or early 14th-century date. The carving is worn and weathered, with areas of loss at the edges and a break between the two halves, possibly marking a historic repositioning or reconstruction.
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