Pair of Mills Headstones Approximately 9 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Thomas A Becket
PAIR OF MILLS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251249
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Mills Headstones Approximately 9 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Thomas A Becket
- Statutory Address:
- PAIR OF MILLS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251249
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Mills Headstones Approximately 9 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Thomas A Becket
- Statutory Address 1:
- PAIR OF MILLS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, CHURCH LANE
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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.
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:
- PAIR OF MILLS HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Capel
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 63734 44501
Details
TQ 64 SW
5/231
CAPEL,
CHURCH LANE,
Pair of Mills headstones approx 9m south of the nave of the Church of St Thomas A Becket
GV II
Pair of adjacent headstones. Both late C18 in memory of members of the Mills
family. Both upright slabs of sandstone. The northern one stands approx
1.25m high and its shaped head is enriched with scrolls and is carved with a
child reading a book. The inscription begins in Gothic lettering but most is
Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and records the death of William
Mills in 1771. Alongside a simpler stone with a shaped head standing approx
800mm high. It is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and
records the death of 4-year old William Mills in 1780.
Listing NGR: TQ6382444536
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433904
- 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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