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Latitude: 51.1509 / 51°9'3"N
Longitude: 0.2196 / 0°13'10"E
OS Eastings: 555333
OS Northings: 141410
OS Grid: TQ553414
Mapcode National: GBR MPJ.VPY
Mapcode Global: VHHQC.RBFL
Plus Code: 9F325629+8R
Entry Name: Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
Listing Date: 24 August 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1241522
English Heritage Legacy ID: 440616
ID on this website: 101241522
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
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SPELDHURST
SPELDHURSTHILL (north side),
Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
GV
II
Headstone. Dated 1721 in memory of Richard Gossum. Upright sandstone slab standing approximately 1.5m high. Its shaped head is carved with a good (if somewhat rustic) representation of the Good Samaritan story with scrolls around following the shape of the head. Inscription below in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering records the death of Richard Gossum in 1721. The grave is complete with a pair of body stones and footstones, the latter inscribed BG and AG.
Listing NGR: TQ5533341410
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