Description

TQ 53 37 SPELDHURST GROOMBRIDGE HILL (east side)
OLD GROOMBRIDGE
16/510 Group of 3 Camfield chest
tombs approx 2m south of the
nave of the Chapel of St John
GV II

Row of 3 similar chest tombs. All dated from the 1780s in memory of members
of the Camfield family. All are sandstone ashlar. All are rectangular in
plan with corner pilasters, panelled sides, flat lids with moulded edges,
moulded bases on one-step plinths. The first, nearest the church, has plain
pilasters and panels have bead-moulded surrounds. The second has baluster-
like pilasters and plain panels, and the third has fluted baluster-like
pilasters and fielded panels. All inscriptions are similar opening with
Gothic lettering followed by Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The
first, inscribed on the southern panel, records the death of Sarah Camfield in
1762. The second chest is inscribed on the lid and records the death of
William Camfield in 1781 (presumably the William Camfield who took over the
Groombridge Place estate and carved his name on the dedication plaque of the
chapel in 1775). The third inscription on the south panel and records the
death of John Camfield in 1788.

Listing NGR: TQ5306837670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533618

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