Listed Building record TR 15 NW 1168 - CANTERBURY CITY CEMETERY JOSEPH CONRAD MEMORIAL
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1376 5854 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 15 NW CANTERBURY WESTGATE COURT AVENUE
11/10004 Joseph Conrad Memorial,
Canterbury City Cemetery
II
Cemetery Memorial. Circa 1924 to the great novelist Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), and other members of his family. Stone square enclosure with low walls a few inches high, a roughly hewn battered monolith with diagonal top and inscription, 3 stone slabs and central stone vase, the whole area covered with stone chippings. Inscription on monolith reads "JOSEPH TEADOR CONRAD KORZENIOWSKI BORN DECEMBER 3RD 1857 DIED AUGUST 3RD 1924" and a quotation from Spencer "ELEGY AFTER TOYLE, PORT AFTER STORMY SEAS, EASE AFTER WARRE, DEATH AFTER LIFE DOES GREATLY PLEASE". Inscription to his wife Jessie Emmeline Conrad Korzenoiwska below. Included as the funerary memorial to a writer of international importance.
Listing NGR: TR1571957759
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2014 4:12PM