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Pair of Headstones About 10 to 12 Metres West of Church of St Laurence

A Grade II Listed Building in Hawkhurst, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0376 / 51°2'15"N

Longitude: 0.5028 / 0°30'9"E

OS Eastings: 575564

OS Northings: 129454

OS Grid: TQ755294

Mapcode National: GBR PTX.V89

Mapcode Global: FRA C6YC.MPT

Plus Code: 9F322GQ3+24

Entry Name: Pair of Headstones About 10 to 12 Metres West of Church of St Laurence

Listing Date: 22 June 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1084621

English Heritage Legacy ID: 169715

ID on this website: 101084621

Location: St Laurence's Church, The Moor, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN18

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Hawkhurst

Built-Up Area: Hawkhurst

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Tagged with: Tombstone

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Description


HAWKHURST THE MOOR
TQ 7429-7529 (south side)

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Pair of headstones
about 10 to 12 metres
west of Church of
St Laurence
GV II

Pair of headstones. John Gurr, d.1745. Stone, about 3 feet high. Raised and
fielded inscription panel with raised segmental headed, with enriched scrolled
shoulders to segmental cornice. Head with crudely executed recumbent putti.
James ? d.1766, about 2½ feet high, with simple inscription panel, and pedestal
shoulders with flaming torches, and scrolled cornice. Head with cherub's head,
all-seeing eye, cloudburst, opening coffin and snake biting its tail.


Listing NGR: TQ7556429454

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