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Latitude: 51.3377 / 51°20'15"N
Longitude: 1.401 / 1°24'3"E
OS Eastings: 636980
OS Northings: 165340
OS Grid: TR369653
Mapcode National: GBR X0L.11H
Mapcode Global: VHMCW.7MHV
Plus Code: 9F338CQ2+39
Entry Name: Chest Tomb of James and Mary Townley and 4 Other Railed Tomb Chests About 25 Metres North West of Church of St Laurence
Listing Date: 4 February 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1085367
English Heritage Legacy ID: 171833
ID on this website: 101085367
Location: Church of St Laurence the Martyr, Nethercourt, Thanet, Kent, CT11
County: Kent
District: Thanet
Civil Parish: Ramsgate
Built-Up Area: Ramsgate
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Tagged with: Chest tomb
RAMSGATE HIGH STREET
TR 3665 SE
ST. LAWRENCE
(north-west
side)
6/204 Chest tomb of
James and
Mary Townley
and 4 other
railed tomb
chests about
25 metres
north west
of Church of
St. Laurence
GV
II
Chest tomb to James (d.1817) and Mary (d.1839) Townley and others.
Stone with iron rails. Large platform with moulded plinth, baluster
corner piers, and reeded side panels with moulded and inscribed top
slab. Spear head rails with urn finials - the panels intact but in
need of refitting. This is arguably historically the most important
tomb in St. Lawrence churchyard, since the Townleys were the developers
(and in Mary's case architect) of most of late C18, early C19 Ramsgate
which determines its present character (see for instance Townley House,
Chatham Place, Spencer Square, Royal Road, Nelson Crescent, Royal
Crescent etc.). Railed chest tomb 3 metres north-west. Early C19.
Moulded base with plinth with piers incised with blind arches, raised
and fielded moulded side panels and inscribed top slab with reeded
edges. Rails with crescent finials and urn finial principals. Two
railed tomb slabs south of Townley tomb, both with illegible inscriptions,
in spear headed railed surrounds with urn finial principals. Identical
inscribed slab in railed enclosure to south.
Listing NGR: TR3698065340
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