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Tomb of William Purton and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Frognal and Fitzjohns, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5548 / 51°33'17"N

Longitude: -0.1807 / 0°10'50"W

OS Eastings: 526226

OS Northings: 185554

OS Grid: TQ262855

Mapcode National: GBR D0.M43

Mapcode Global: VHGQR.T5BY

Plus Code: 9C3XHR39+WP

Entry Name: Tomb of William Purton and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard

Listing Date: 11 January 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1067368

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476978

ID on this website: 101067368

Location: St John's Church, Hampstead, Camden, London, NW3

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Frognal and Fitzjohns

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St John Hampstead

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Tomb

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2685NW CHURCH ROW
798-1/26/246 Tomb of William Purton & family &
attached railings in St John's
Churchyard

GV II

Table tomb above brick vault. c1841. Stone. Set against the
churchyard boundary wall. Inscribed tablets to the rear of an
arcaded Gothic loggia of 5 openings having pointed hoodmoulds
with foliar cusps above trefoil arches on columns; plain stone
flat roof. Attached cast-iron railings with central gate and
diaper and torch flambe finials set into a stone forecourt.
HISTORICAL NOTE: William Purton was one of Constable's (buried
a few yards away) closest Hampstead friends.

Listing NGR: TQ2622685553

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