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Latitude: 51.2232 / 51°13'23"N
Longitude: 0.3388 / 0°20'19"E
OS Eastings: 563414
OS Northings: 149715
OS Grid: TQ634497
Mapcode National: GBR NQ7.8GJ
Mapcode Global: VHHQ1.TJG3
Plus Code: 9F3268FQ+7G
Entry Name: Three Porter headstones approximately 19 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 19 February 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1070439
English Heritage Legacy ID: 179485
ID on this website: 101070439
Location: St Mary's Church, Hadlow, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, TN11
County: Kent
District: Tonbridge and Malling
Civil Parish: Hadlow
Built-Up Area: Hadlow
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Hadlow
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Tombstone
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HADLOW
CHURCH STREET
Three Porter headstones approximately 19 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
GV
II
Three adjacent headstones. Dated between 1765-1789 in memory of various members of the Porter family. All are sandstone upright slabs with shaped heads. All three are very good.
The left end headstone stands approximately 750mm high with a curvilinear shape double head and recessed front panel. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and divided into three sections. There is a separate column under each head and a full width section at the base. The left head has a crude carving of a human profile above the memorial to John Porter (d.1776), the right head has a carved pattern above the record of the death of his wife Mary (date illegible); and the bottom section records the two sons and three daughters they left.
The other two have similarly-shaped heads carved in low relief. Their inscriptions open in Gothic lettering but the bulk is Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The smaller one (approximately 700mm high) is in memory of Elizabeth Porter (d.1765) and the head is carved with a winged cherub head with trumpets behind. The right one stands approximately 1.2 metre high and the head is carved with the Good Samaritan scene. This one records the death of Elizabeth Porter (date illegible) and her infant children, 10 month old Mary (d. 1786) and 9 week old Henry (d. 1789).
Listing NGR: TQ6341449715
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