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Gateway and Chapels of Broadwater Cemetery, Together with Tombs of Richard Jefferies (Near Middle of Cemetery) and WH Hudson (On South Side)

A Grade II Listed Building in Worthing, West Sussex

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Latitude: 50.8278 / 50°49'40"N

Longitude: -0.3797 / 0°22'47"W

OS Eastings: 514210

OS Northings: 104396

OS Grid: TQ142043

Mapcode National: GBR HMH.0TB

Mapcode Global: FRA B62X.CVF

Plus Code: 9C2XRJHC+44

Entry Name: Gateway and Chapels of Broadwater Cemetery, Together with Tombs of Richard Jefferies (Near Middle of Cemetery) and WH Hudson (On South Side)

Listing Date: 21 May 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250599

English Heritage Legacy ID: 432955

ID on this website: 101250599

Location: Broadwater and Worthing Cemetery, Broadwater, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14

County: West Sussex

District: Worthing

Electoral Ward/Division: Gaisford

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Worthing

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex

Church of England Parish: Broadwater

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


SOUTH FARM ROAD
1.
5406 (East Side)
Gateway and chapels of
Broadwater Cemetery,
together with tombs of
Richard Jefferies, (near
middle of cemetery) and
W H Hudson (on south side)
TQ 1404 16/201
II
2.
Probably circa 1870. An H-shaped Gothic Revival entrance gate incorporating Church
of England Chapel (on north) and Nonconformist Chapel (on south). Both chapels
are out of use, that on the south now being used as cemetery workshed. Random
rubble of variegated colours, with masonry dressings. Chapels present gables
to east and west having large windows with Decorated tracery to the east and lancets
to tile west. Arch on corbels to passage through cross range with Tuscan inscription
on tablet over. Both tombs are simple with plain marble kerbs. Richard Jefferies
(1848-1887) was a novelist and essayist mostly with naturalistic themes. W H
Hudson (1841-1922) was also a naturalist and writer. See Dictionary of National
Biography.

Listing NGR: TQ1421004396

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