Listed Building: PAIR OF HUBBLE HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 METRES EAST OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET (1262841)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1356, 5, 229 |
Date assigned | 24 August 1990 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 64 SW CAPEL CHURCH LANE
5/229 Pair of Hubble headstones approx 3.5m east of the chancel of the Church of St Thomas A Becket GV II
Pair of headstones. Mid C18 in memory of members of the Hubble family. 2 good headstones, each an upright slab of sandstone standing approx l.l-1.3m high with shaped head carved with a biblical scene in low relief. The inscriptions begin in Gothic lettering but are mostly in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering including some italics. The left (northern) one represents the Good Samaritan and the inscription records the death of Thomas Hubble, senior, in 1740. The right one features a Judgement Day scene and commemorates the death of Thomas Hubble in 1764 and his son John in 1763.
Listing NGR: TQ6382444536
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6374 4451 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ64SW |
Civil Parish | CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 5:21PM