Listed Building: ROW OF 3 MAY HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN (1241526)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1356, 12, 572
Date assigned 24 August 1990
Date last amended

Description

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/572 Row of 3 May headstones approx 20m north east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II Row of 3 adjacent headstones. All are C18 in memory of members of the May family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between 400-500mm high. All have shaped heads. The heads of the right two are inscribed with crossed arrows. All 3 have fielded panels. The left one is inscribed in Roman serif capitals, the other two include lower case letters. The left one is illegible. The centre one records the death of Richard May in 1755 and the right one records the death of his wife Sarah in 1761. Listing NGR: TQ5539041470

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 5538 4147 (point)
Map sheet TQ54SE
Civil Parish SPELDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM