Decorated Gothic Easter Sepulchre

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Positioned against the north wall of the chancel of St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham. Decorated Gothic Easter Sepulchre of limestone dating from around c.1330–1350. The structure takes the form of a tall, canopied recess framed by clustered shafts rising to richly traceried ogee arches, each crowned with crocketed finials and pinnacles. The canopy is surmounted by a pierced cresting of quatrefoils, while the lower section includes a projecting shelf or mensa supported on a moulded corbel with open quatrefoil frieze. The interior wall surface is decorated with blind arcading beneath the canopy, suggesting the compartment once housed sculptural or painted representations of the entombment of Christ, used ceremonially during Holy Week. The craftsmanship - marked by delicate tracery, fine mouldings, and balanced vertical composition - exemplifies mid-14th-century Kentish Gothic, reflecting both devotional sophistication and high-quality local masonry.