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Garden Chest Tomb About 13 Metres North of the Vestry of the Church of St Lawrence

A Grade II Listed Building in Bidborough, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1668 / 51°10'0"N

Longitude: 0.2373 / 0°14'14"E

OS Eastings: 556518

OS Northings: 143216

OS Grid: TQ565432

Mapcode National: GBR MPC.SYQ

Mapcode Global: VHHQ6.2X9X

Plus Code: 9F32568P+PW

Entry Name: Garden Chest Tomb About 13 Metres North of the Vestry of the Church of St Lawrence

Listing Date: 24 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1277726

English Heritage Legacy ID: 430579

ID on this website: 101277726

Location: St Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Bidborough

Built-Up Area: Southborough

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: St Peter with Christ Church and St Matthew Southborough and St Lawrence Bidborough

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ 56 43 BIDBOROUGH HIGH STREET (east side)

11/9 Garden chest tomb
about 13m north of the
vestry of the Church of
St Lawrence

GV II

Chest tomb. Probably 1880s. Black polished granite. A plain rectangular
chest on a tall plinth and base; heavy chains surround the chest, slung
between chunky iron corner posts. Inscriptions commemorate Robert Garden,
died 1826 and other members of the family.


Listing NGR: TQ5651843216

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