Group Of 3 Camfield Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South Of The Nave Of The Chapel Of St John

TQ 53 37 SPELDHURST GROOMBRIDGE HILL (east side) OLD GROOMBRIDGE 16/510 Group of 3 Camfield chest tombs approx 2m south of the nave of the Chapel of St John GV II

Row of 3 similar chest tombs. All dated from the 1780s in memory of members of the Camfield family. All are sandstone ashlar. All are rectangular in plan with corner pilasters, panelled sides, flat lids with moulded edges, moulded bases on one-step plinths. The first, nearest the church, has plain pilasters and panels have bead-moulded surrounds. The second has baluster- like pilasters and plain panels, and the third has fluted baluster-like pilasters and fielded panels. All inscriptions are similar opening with Gothic lettering followed by Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The first, inscribed on the southern panel, records the death of Sarah Camfield in 1762. The second chest is inscribed on the lid and records the death of William Camfield in 1781 (presumably the William Camfield who took over the Groombridge Place estate and carved his name on the dedication plaque of the chapel in 1775). The third inscription on the south panel and records the death of John Camfield in 1788.

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