Listed Building record TQ 53 NW 82 - EVEREST HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1775 to 1776

Location

Grid reference TQ 5117 3902 (point)
Map sheet TQ53NW
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish SPELDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST
7/437 Everest headstone approx 9m south of the chancel of the Church of St Martin GV II
Headstone. Dated 1776 in memory of members of the Everest family. Upright sandstone slab standing approx 400mm high. Its shaped head is carved with a row of 4 winged cherubs' heads under a cloud. The inscription begins in Gothic lettering and follows in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. It records the deaths of 4 children, Elizabeth, Peter, Hannah and William, in 1775 and 1776.
Listing NGR: TQ5075738974


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