Listed Building: 2 ADJACENT HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE SOUTH OF THE NAVE OF THE OLD CHURHC OF ST PETER (1360939)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1356, 5, 414 |
Date assigned | 24 August 1990 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 64 SW PEMBURY OLD CHURCH ROAD
5/414 2 adjacent headstones approx lm south of the nave of the Old Church of St Peter GV II
2 adjacent headstones. Dated 1762 and 1792. Both are upright sandstone slabs. The right one stands approx 1.1m high. Its shaped head is carved with an hourglass in front of crossed trumpets with scrolls around. The first line of the inscription is in Gothic lettering, the rest in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. It records the death of Joshia Parks in 1762. Adjacent to the left (north) is a taller headstone, approx1.5m high. Its shaped head is carved with a radiating sunburst flanked by swags of nut-and-husk. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with italics in the open pages of a book above an apron on drapery. The inscription is faint and illegible in all but perfect lighting conditions.
Listing NGR: TQ6268442960
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6260 4297 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ64SW |
Civil Parish | PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 5:21PM