Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.

Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
waning-frieze-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Headstone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 55 41 12/568

SPELDHURST SPELDHURSTHILL (north side), Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

GV II Headstone. Dated 1721 in memory of Richard Gossum. Upright sandstone slab standing approximately 1.5m high. Its shaped head is carved with a good (if somewhat rustic) representation of the Good Samaritan story with scrolls around following the shape of the head. Inscription below in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering records the death of Richard Gossum in 1721. The grave is complete with a pair of body stones and footstones, the latter inscribed BG and AG.

Listing NGR: TQ5533341410

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