Listed Building record TQ 64 SW 53 - PAIR OF KIPPING HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6374 4451 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64SW |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 64 SW CAPEL CHURCH LANE
5/230 Pair of Kipping headstones approx 2.5m east of the vestry of the Church of St Thomas A Becket GV II
Pair of headstones. Both date from the 1680s and commemorate members of the Kipping family. Both are upright slabs of sandstone standing approx 350-400mm high. Both have shaped heads with plain projecting surrounds. The heads are each carved with an hourglass and the inscriptions are in Roman serif capitals. The left (northern) one records the death of William Kipping in 1681 and the right one records the death of Thomas Kipping in 1685.
Listing NGR: TQ6382444536
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1262870: PAIR OF KIPPING HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES EAST OF THE VESTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Post-medieval gravestones and tombs, and one medieval chest tomb associated with the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Capel
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2024 1:32PM