Listed Building record TQ 54 SE 47 - BURROWS CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES NORTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1807 to 1843

Location

Grid reference TQ 5533 4144 (point)
Map sheet TQ54SE
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 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/549 Burrowschest tomb approx 1.5m north of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II
Chest tomb. Dated 1807 in memory of Sarah Burrows. White marble. Chest tomb is rectangular in plan on a moulded plinth. Flat lid with moulded edges. Corners have fluted balusters. Ends and sides have oval panels surrounded by radiating lines. Inscriptions on north and south sides begin in Gothic lettering and continue in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with some italics. The northern inscription records the death of Sarah Burrows in 1807 and the south side inscription records the death of her husband Thomas in 1810 and their daughter Sarah (died 1843) is commemorated in the east end panel.
Listing NGR: TQ5533541440


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