Listed Building record TQ 54 SE 142 - ROW OF 3 MAY HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
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Location
Grid reference | TQ 5538 4147 (point) |
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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 12/572 Row of 3 May headstones approx 20m north east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II
Row of 3 adjacent headstones. All are C18 in memory of members of the May family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between 400-500mm high. All have shaped heads. The heads of the right two are inscribed with crossed arrows. All 3 have fielded panels. The left one is inscribed in Roman serif capitals, the other two include lower case letters. The left one is illegible. The centre one records the death of Richard May in 1755 and the right one records the death of his wife Sarah in 1761.
Listing NGR: TQ5539041470
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