Description

ST6623
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CHARLTON HORETHORNE CP
MAIN R0AD (East side)
Hoakens Chest Tomb, in churchyard 17 metres North West of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul

GV II

Chest Tomb. Probably C17. Local stone; base buried, plain slab sides; heavy flat top with angled coving; the whole
being an unpointed wedge plan shape, not rectangular. No inscriptions visible on weathered flanks, but at the thinner
West end a probably later inscription reads 'Here lyeth the/body of Richard/ Hoakens he/dyed/ocl F ye 9 1760 AGED
72/years'.

Listing NGR: ST6650023090

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308042

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)