The Wakeman cenotaph was built in the latter years of the 15th century - Wakeman, who was Abbott from 1531 to the dissolution of the monastery in 1539, is not buried here, but at Forthampton.
The tomb consists of a slab supported by a rich piece of open or pierced work, in the pattern of which may be seen three crosses. On the slab is a representation of a corpse  undergoing the process of decay, and being devoured by various lizards, snails etc. Immediately over the body, in the center of the tomb, is a massive ogee arch, richly foliated, from which descends a  pendant
dividing the main arch into equal arches with rounded heads. The front of the tomb is composed of a fine arch springing from the side piers. At the top of all is a projecting canopy in three main sections.