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Pair of Coyte Headstones Adjacent East Wall of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

A Grade II Listed Building in Speldhurst, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1512 / 51°9'4"N

Longitude: 0.2201 / 0°13'12"E

OS Eastings: 555370

OS Northings: 141442

OS Grid: TQ553414

Mapcode National: GBR MPJ.NH8

Mapcode Global: VHHQC.RBQC

Plus Code: 9F32562C+F2

Entry Name: Pair of Coyte Headstones Adjacent East Wall of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

Listing Date: 24 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1241501

English Heritage Legacy ID: 440483

ID on this website: 101241501

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: Tombstone

Description


TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/563 Pair of Coyte headstones adjacent east wall of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II

Pair of adjacent headstones. Dated 1733 and 1735 in memory of William and Ann Coyte. Both are similar upright sandstone slabs standing approx 650mm high. Both have shaped heads which are carved above inscriptions in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The left one, in memory of Ann Coyte (died 1735), has a head carved with a crowned skull with wings. The right one, in memory of William Coyte (died 1733) has its head carved with an anchor in a roundel flanked by scrolls.

Listing NGR: TQ5537041442

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