ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN

ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1067562
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
Statutory Address:: ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1067562
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
Statutory Address 1:: ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Statutory Address:: ROW OF 6 WOODHAMS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:: Speldhurst
National Grid Reference:: TQ5116839026

Details

TQ 53 NW 7/441

SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST

Row of 6 Woodhams headstones approx 6m south of the nave of the Church of St Martin

GV II

Row of 7 headstones. All mid C18 memorials to members of the Woodhams family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between 450mm - 750mm high. Most have simple shaped heads carved with a winged cherub's head and inscriptions of Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, sometimes with italics. The simplest is third from the left in memory of John Woodhams (date buried). It has no carving and an inscription of capitals only. The best at the left end is in memory of Sarah Woodhams (died 1760). Here the cherub's head is set amongst carved flowers and fruit and the inscription begins with Gothic lettering. Only the right end one in memory of Ann Woodhams (died 1741) has a framed inscription.

Listing NGR: TQ5116839026

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.