St. Mary's Churchyard in Watford, Hertfordshire

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Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire WD18 0EG England

Coordinates: 51.65462, -0.39585
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St Mary's church on Watford High Street in Hertfordshire is at least 800 years old. The current building is mainly 15th century in origin, although the oldest parts are estimated to date from around 1230. The church interior was restored in 1848, and the church underwent a major restoration in 1871, led by architect John Thomas Christopher. A further restoration project was undertaken in 1987. Refurbishment work carried out 2017 – 2019 uncovered 13 hidden burial vaults which had to be documented and conserved prior to installation of the underfloor heating and new stone floor.

The church contains burials of a number of local nobility and some noteworthy monumental sculpture of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. The churchyard contains a number of heritage-listed 18th and 19th-century neoclassical chest tombs. They contain the burials of several notable Watford townsfolk who were influential in the development of the town as an industrial centre.