Description

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side),
SPELDHURST
12/558 Group of 3 chest tombs approx
6m north of the vestry of the
Church of St Mary the Virgin
GV II

Group of 3 chest tombs. Late C18. All are white marble. All are rectangular
in plan with flat lids with moulded edges and have moulded plinth. The
plainest has inset corner pilasters with moulded caps and bases and fielded
panels on each side. The inscription on the lid is in Roman serif upper and
lower case lettering but is so faint as to be illegible in all but perfect
lighting conditions. The other two have moulded baluster corners. One has
fielded panels each side and the south side panel is inscribed in Roman serif
upper and lower case lettering with some italics and records the death of
Thomas Baker in 1767. Other relatives are recorded on the other sides. The
third chest tomb has panels with concave corners and the inscription on the
lid in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering records the death of George
Skinner in 1771. Lid also has a carved armorial bearing in a roundel.

Listing NGR: TQ5537241468

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551520

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