Listed Building record TQ 74 SE 161 - GROUP OF 4 MONUMENTS ABOUT 7 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1732

Location

Grid reference TQ 7862 4295 (point)
Map sheet TQ74SE
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish STAPLEHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
STAPLEHURST HIGH STREET TQ 74 SE (East side)
3/114 Group of 4 monuments about 7 1/2 metres south of south aisle of Church of All Saints
GV II
Group of 4 chest tombs. Early C18. All stone. Three tombs aligned west-east, bordering churchyard path, with a fourth to the south of the east tomb.
West chest tomb: moulded plinth, corniced lid, and moulded side panels. Inscription on north side to Mrs. Grace Usborne, d.1712.
"Central" chest tomb: moulded plinth, corniced lid, and continuously- moulded side and end panels. West end inscribed to Thomas Usborn ye Elder, d. 166 (- ?) .
East chest tomb: moulded plinth, corniced lid, and continuously- moulded side and end panels. Inscription barely legible at time of re- survey.
South chest tomb: moulded plinth and cornice. Plain side and end panels. Inscription illegible at time of re-survey.
Listing NGR: TQ7857343021


English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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

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Record last edited

Feb 19 2008 12:26PM