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Pair of Hartridge Headstones Approximately 4 Metres West South West of the Tower of the Old Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Pembury, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1629 / 51°9'46"N

Longitude: 0.3238 / 0°19'25"E

OS Eastings: 562581

OS Northings: 142974

OS Grid: TQ625429

Mapcode National: GBR NQZ.4NZ

Mapcode Global: VHHQF.K1KB

Plus Code: 9F32587F+5G

Entry Name: Pair of Hartridge Headstones Approximately 4 Metres West South West of the Tower of the Old Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 24 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1240287

English Heritage Legacy ID: 438438

ID on this website: 101240287

Location: St Peter's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Pembury

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Pembury St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Tombstone

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Description


TQ 64 SW PEMBURY OLD CHURCH ROAD

5/408 Pair of Hartridge
headstones approx 4m west
south west of the tower
of the Old Church of St
Peter
GV II


Pair of adjacent headstones. Dated 1684 and 1782 in memory of members of the
Hartridge family. Both are upright slabs of sandstone with shaped heads. The
oldest is the smaller of the two to right standing approx 500mm high. Its
recessed front is inscribed in Roman serif capitals and records the death of
Michael Hartridge in 1684. The left hand headstone stands approx 1.2m high.
Its head is carved with 2 winged cherubs heads in profile facing each other
amongst scrolls. The inscription is Roman serif upper and lower case
lettering and it records the deaths of James Hartridge in 1764 and his wife
Elizabeth in 1782.


Listing NGR: TQ6268442960

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