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
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7862 4295 (point) |
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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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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 12:26PM