Description

TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY
(south side)
15/107 Row of 5 Diamond headstones,
6 footstones and 2 bodystones
about 10m west of the west door
of the Church of All Saints
GV II

5 headstones, 6 footstones and 2 bodystones. Late C18 and early C19.
Freestone. A good group of memorials commemorating members of the same
family. The headstones are in a row, running south to north. The
southernmost commemorates Mary Diamond, died 1787 and other members of the
family with 2 footstones at the base. The headstone has an elaborately
moulded head carved with a cherub and a resurrected soul represented as a body
floating out of a coffin. The next headstone to the north has a scrolled head
and commemorates Ann Diamond, died 1828, with 2 footstones. The next
headstone to the north has a shaped head and a relief carving of cherubs and a
skull and crossbones. It commemorates Joseph Diamond, died 1753. The next
headstone to the north commemorates Frances Diamond, died 1791. The scrolled
head has a carving in relief showing a woman mourning over a tomb, a book, a
serpent eating its tail representing eternity, an inverted torch, a trumpet
and the eye of God. The northernmost headstone commemorates Joseph Diamond,
died 1804, with 2 bodystones. The head has a central oval panel flanked by
scrolls and includes a relief carving of a chalice.

An interesting group illustrating a variety of late C18 emblems of death.

Listing NGR: TQ6794141709

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542085

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)