ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 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:: 1260473
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Statutory Address:: ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 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:: 1260473
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Statutory Address 1:: ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST 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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Location

Statutory Address:: ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 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 55336 41405

Details

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/561 Row of 6 Cooke headstones approx 9m south of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II

Row of 6 headstones. Dated between 1723-1773, all in memory of various members of the Cooke family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between 300-600mm high. All have curvilinear shaped heads and sunken front panels. Some of the heads have inscribed hourglasses, others have crossed arrows and some include scrolled ornament. They are inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. From left to right they commemorate Elizabeth Cooke (died 1729), Mary (date buried), Ann (died 1723), Samuel (died 1773), Mary (died 1730) and Samuel (date buried).

Listing NGR: TQ5533641405

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Legacy System number:: 440481
Legacy System:: LBS

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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.