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Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9486 / 52°56'54"N

Longitude: 0.5131 / 0°30'47"E

OS Eastings: 568945

OS Northings: 341975

OS Grid: TF689419

Mapcode National: GBR P2W.4K7

Mapcode Global: WHKPF.V4JX

Plus Code: 9F42WGX7+C7

Entry Name: Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard

Listing Date: 20 September 1984

Last Amended: 29 March 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1171709

English Heritage Legacy ID: 221239

ID on this website: 101171709

Location: St Mary's Church, Old Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE36

County: Norfolk

District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Civil Parish: Old Hunstanton

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Hunstanton St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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OLD HUNSTANTON
CHURCH ROAD (east)
Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard

(Formerly listed as CHURCH STREET (east) Monument to William Webb, situated 50 metres from Church of St. Mary,in Church- yard.)

II

Headstone. 1784. Sandstone. Bas-relief putti with wings.

Inscription : "In memory of William Webb, Late of the 15 L(igh)t D(ragoo)ns who was/Shot from his horse by a party of smugglers/On 26 Sep(tember) 1784/Aged 26 years. I am not dead, but Sleepeth here/And when the trumpet sound I will appear/Four balls through me pearced (sic) there way/Hard it was I had no time to pray.

Included for social historical interest.

Listing NGR: TF6894541975

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