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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: King Stone (Kingston-upon-Thames) Alternative Name: The King Stone; Coronation Stone
Country: England County: Surrey Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Kingston-upon-Thames
Map Ref: TQ1786769069  Landranger Map Number: 176
Latitude: 51.408405N  Longitude: 0.306719W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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King Stone (Kingston-upon-Thames) submitted by Andy B : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Not forgetting this Coronation Stone in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey / SW London, according to tradition used to crown the West Saxon kings in the 10th Century. It was preserved in the chapel of St Mary which fell down in 1730, then placed outside the Town Hall (on the site of the present Market House in the Market Place) and used as a mounting block until 1850 when it was moved to its present position.

This stone is listed as Historic England List ID 1080066 which tells us: "The stone is set on granite base upon which are inscribed in lead letters the names of the Kings traditionally crowned upon it. Surrounded by railings and balustrade, probably mid 19th century: seven stone piers with conical scalloped hoods and cubic capitals joined by cast iron railings in the form of intersecting round headed arches, with cubic capitals below, resting upon circles".

The stone is also recorded as part of Pastscape's entry for Monument No. 397544 (All Saint's Church/St Mary's Chapel), which tells us the stone is now outside the Guildhall on the High Street.

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Coronation Stone, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London. Their webpage includes an image of the stone, a photograph, directions for finding the stone, local tradition, a description and a list of reference sources for more information. With thanks to Anne T for additional information.

In 2017 Kingston Council was considering an option of re-siting the coronation stone from the Guildhall's frontage back to its original location within the churchyard of Kingston's old parish church, All Saints Church. This appears to have fallen through.

The Coronation Stone, and digging a bit deeper to get past the nonsense, also ‘Where England Began’, and bad history for good (and not-so-good) causes? both by Robert J S Briggs. A long and interesting read, linked from the comments on our page.
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The Coronation Stone, and digging a bit deeper to get past the nonsense by Andy B on Thursday, 09 April 2020
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Robert J S Briggs writes: Kingston upon Thames, the Coronation Stone, and digging a bit deeper to get past the nonsense

Not for the first time, what started as a modest but interesting idea that popped into my head and that I thought could be fleshed out a little through a “quick blog” has ballooned into something much, much larger. So, this is the first of two “twin” posts discussing offshoots from and perspectives on my recent research into Kingston upon Thames, and how it commemorates its early medieval past. It serves as something of a scene-setter, but also a lot more than that; the second is a shorter and more polemical piece. Make yourself comfortable and begin!

https://surreymedieval.wordpress.com/2018/12/23/kingston-the-coronation-stone-and-digging-a-bit-deeper/
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Kingston upon Thames: ‘Where England Began’, and bad history - by Robert J S Briggs by Andy B on Wednesday, 08 April 2020
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Long and interesting read if you're interested:

Kingston upon Thames: ‘Where England Began’, and bad history for good (and not-so-good) causes?
Posted on January 14, 2019 by Robert J S Briggs

Kingston upon Thames as a 21st-century town wears its “Anglo-Saxon” history more prominently and proudly than most, and not without good reason; it was demonstrably one of the most significant locales in South-East Britain in the later Anglo-Saxon period (broadly the 9th-11th centuries CE). But how does it commemorate and communicate this past?

One of Kingston's main car parks is named after the (probably incorrect) belief that seven kings were crowned there in the Anglo-Saxon period

But Kingston is also in the habit of clinging on to much more poorly-evidenced stories, not least the astonishing persistence of the idea that the so-called Coronation Stone was an integral part of the coronation ceremonies known or otherwise suggested to have been held there in the tenth century.

More at
https://surreymedieval.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/kingston-upon-thames-where-england-began-and-bad-history-for-good-and-not-so-good-causes/
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