Listed Building: JOHNSTONE CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN (1241416)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1356, 12, 550
Date assigned 24 August 1990
Date last amended

Description

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/550 Johnstone chest tomb approx 3m south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II Chest tomb. Dated 1776 in memory of the Reverend William Johnstone. Sandstone. Chest tomb is retangular in plan with a thick soffit-chamfered flat lid. Any plinth is now buried. Sides have fielded panels, 3 on the long sides and one each end. Inscriptions in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with some italics. It is a touching memorial. The lid records the death of William Johnstone in 1776 and the east end panel records the sad deaths of 6 of his children in the same year. A John Archer and Hester Clutterbuck are also recorded but the dates of their deaths are illegible. Listing NGR: TQ5538141433

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 5538 4143 (point)
Map sheet TQ54SE
Civil Parish SPELDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM