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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534377

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)