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Latitude: 51.1511 / 51°9'4"N
Longitude: 0.2196 / 0°13'10"E
OS Eastings: 555335
OS Northings: 141440
OS Grid: TQ553414
Mapcode National: GBR MPJ.NBW
Mapcode Global: VHHQC.RBGC
Plus Code: 9F325629+FR
Entry Name: Burrows Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
Listing Date: 24 August 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1241415
English Heritage Legacy ID: 440469
ID on this website: 101241415
Location: St Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
County: Kent
District: Tunbridge Wells
Civil Parish: Speldhurst
Built-Up Area: Speldhurst
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Speldhurst St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Chest tomb
TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side),
SPELDHURST
12/549 Burrowschest tomb approx 1.5m
north of the tower of the
Church of St Mary the Virgin
GV II
Chest tomb. Dated 1807 in memory of Sarah Burrows. White marble. Chest tomb
is rectangular in plan on a moulded plinth. Flat lid with moulded edges.
Corners have fluted balusters. Ends and sides have oval panels surrounded by
radiating lines. Inscriptions on north and south sides begin in Gothic
lettering and continue in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with some
italics. The northern inscription records the death of Sarah Burrows in 1807
and the south side inscription records the death of her husband Thomas in 1810
and their daughter Sarah (died 1843) is commemorated in the east end panel.
Listing NGR: TQ5533541440
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