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Latitude: 50.8755 / 50°52'31"N
Longitude: 0.0184 / 0°1'6"E
OS Eastings: 542104
OS Northings: 110384
OS Grid: TQ421103
Mapcode National: GBR KQ2.5GF
Mapcode Global: FRA B6XS.JZ3
Entry Name: Huntington Tomb 7 Yards West of the Jireh Chapel
Listing Date: 29 October 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1043770
English Heritage Legacy ID: 293298
Location: Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7
County: East Sussex
Civil Parish: Lewes
Built-Up Area: Lewes
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex
Church of England Parish: Lewes St Thomas at Cliffe with Lewes All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
TQ 4210 SW LEWES MALLING STREET
11/318 (east side)
Cliffe
Huntington Tomb 7 yards west of
the Jireh Chapel
GV II
Tomb. Circa 1810 and continued in use for several decades after. Portland
stone with ridged covering of panelled stone slabs, those to east uninscribed,
those to west inscribed. Incriptions read:
First stone from north: Thomas Marchant, d. 1832.
Second stone from north: Mary Hooper, d. 1810.
Thomas Hooper, d. 1832.
Mary Hooper, d. 1833.
Third stone from north: Revd. Jenkin Jenkins, d. 1810.
Fourth stone from north: 'Here lies the coalheaver who departed this life,
July 1st, 1813, in the 69th year of his age.
Beloved of his God, but abhorred of men. The
Omniscient Judge, at the grand assize, shall ratify
and confirm this confusion of many thousands: for
England and its metropolis shall know that there bath
been a prophet among them. W.H.S.S.' (William
Huntington Sinner Saved).
Fifth stone from north: Anne Vinall, d. 1823.
Anna Vinall, d. 1851.
Benjamin Vinall, d. 1856.
Rev. John Vinall, d. 1860.
Listing NGR: TQ4210410384
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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