Description

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side),
SPELDHURST
12/550 Johnstone chest tomb approx 3m
south of the chancel of the
Church of St Mary the Virgin
GV II

Chest tomb. Dated 1776 in memory of the Reverend William Johnstone.
Sandstone. Chest tomb is retangular in plan with a thick soffit-chamfered
flat lid. Any plinth is now buried. Sides have fielded panels, 3 on the long
sides and one each end. Inscriptions in Roman serif upper and lower case
lettering with some italics. It is a touching memorial. The lid records the
death of William Johnstone in 1776 and the east end panel records the sad
deaths of 6 of his children in the same year. A John Archer and Hester
Clutterbuck are also recorded but the dates of their deaths are illegible.

Listing NGR: TQ5538141433

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534298

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