Group of 5 C18 Headstones Approximately 11 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
GROUP OF 5 C18 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241602
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Group of 5 C18 Headstones Approximately 11 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- GROUP OF 5 C18 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241602
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Group of 5 C18 Headstones Approximately 11 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- GROUP OF 5 C18 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GROUP OF 5 C18 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST 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:
- TQ 55337 41403
Details
TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/577 Group of 5 C18 headstones approx 11m south of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II
Group of 5 headstones. Dated 1711-1782. All are upright sandstone slabs standing ebtween 400mm-1.3m high. All have curvilinear shaped heads, some of them double headed. Two commemorate members of the Wagon family. The smallest has a moulded frmae and the head is inscribed with an hourglass amongst scrolls. The inscription is in somewhat calligraphic Roman serif upper and lowr case lettering and records the death of 16 year old Samuel Wagon in 1711. The other has a double head carved with profiled busts of Roman emperors in front of crossed trumpets. Sunken panel below with moulded frame is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and records the death of another Samuel Wagon in 1738. Nearby a very similar double- headed headstone in memory of George Morley who died in 1740. Another single headed stone has a sunken front panel and the head is carved with crossed arrows. It commemorates William Martin who died in 1737. The latest in the group has its head carved with a winged cherub head and crossed trumpet and torch. The first word of the inscription is in ornate Gothic lettering, the rest in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. It records the death of John Jenner in 1782 and includes an obituary poem.
Listing NGR: TQ5533741403
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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