Row Of 5 Diamond Headstones, 6 Footstones And 2 Bodystones About 10 Metres West Of The West Door Of The Church Of All Saints

This listing describes a row of five diamond headstones, six footstones, and two bodystones located about 10 meters west of the west door of the Church of All Saints in Brenchley. These memorials date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of freestone. They commemorate members of the Diamond family.

The headstones are arranged in a row running from south to north. The southernmost headstone honors Mary Diamond, who died in 1787, and features an elaborately moulded head with a cherub and a representation of a resurrected soul emerging from a coffin, accompanied by two footstones. The next headstone commemorates Ann Diamond, who died in 1828, and has a scrolled head with two footstones. The third headstone honors Joseph Diamond, who died in 1753, and has a shaped head with a relief carving of cherubs and a skull and crossbones. The fourth headstone is for Frances Diamond, who died in 1791, featuring a scrolled head with a relief carving depicting a woman mourning over a tomb, a book, a serpent eating its tail symbolizing eternity, an inverted torch, a trumpet, and the eye of God. The northernmost headstone commemorates Joseph Diamond, who died in 1804, and includes two bodystones. Its head features a central oval panel flanked by scrolls and a relief carving of a chalice.

This collection of memorials showcases a variety of late 18th-century symbols associated with death.