Listed Building record TQ 54 SE 125 - ROW OF 6 COOKE HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
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Location
Grid reference | TQ 5533 4140 (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 12/561 Row of 6 Cooke headstones approx 9m south of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II
Row of 6 headstones. Dated between 1723-1773, all in memory of various members of the Cooke family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between 300-600mm high. All have curvilinear shaped heads and sunken front panels. Some of the heads have inscribed hourglasses, others have crossed arrows and some include scrolled ornament. They are inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. From left to right they commemorate Elizabeth Cooke (died 1729), Mary (date buried), Ann (died 1723), Samuel (died 1773), Mary (died 1730) and Samuel (date buried).
Listing NGR: TQ5533641405
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