Listed Building record TQ 72 NE 83 - GUNTHER TOMB, ABOUT 50 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7552 2944 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ72NE |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HAWKHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HAWKHURST THE MOOR TQ 7429-7529 (south side)
18/367 Gunther tomb, about 50 metres west of Church of St Lawrence GV II Chest tomb to Gunther family. Early C20. Originally on a railed platform, with inset inscriptions to Gunther family. Chest tomb of C18 pattern, but much enriched, with lugged and eared side panels with bead and reel moulding; urn- shaped corner piers, enriched with acanthus leaf, and end panels with elaborate arms cartouche. Moulded top slab. Inscriptions to various members of Gunther family (C E Gunther of Tongswood, acquired 1902) from 1890 onwards.
Listing NGR: TQ7554729442
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