Pair Of Cripps Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South West Of The Tower Of The Church Of St Mary The Virgin

TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/564 Pair of Cripps headstones approx 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II

Pair of headstones. C18 and 1821 in memory of members of the Cripps family. Both are upright sandstone slabs. The more southerly one stands approx 450mm high and has a double curvilinear-shaped head, each carved with cartouches containing symbols (possibly of trade). Fielded panel below is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering and records the death of William Cripps but the date of his death is buried. It is probably late C18. The other stands approx 1.6m high and its shaped head is carved with a good (if somewhat rustic) representation of Judgement Day with scrolls around the shape of the head. Inscription begins in Gothic lettering and continues in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. It records the death of Richard Cripps in 1821.

Listing NGR: TQ5533441412