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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533218

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)