(125) HASTINGS, St. Clements
Post-1377, some walls later, no internal structural divisions - Nairn & Pevsner (519) and SNQ (XII 76) with plan; fabric reported as fine in 1686 and in 1724 (Ford), between which dates chancel was decorated under patronage of Archibald Hutcheson and for the altar painting done by Roger Mortimer; ceiling with heavenly virtues, etc., see Horsfield (Sussex I 454-5); dramatic social change must have affected the parish as the population grew: 600 communicants in 1603, see Renshaw (Ecclesiastical Returns), growing to c.300 families in 1724, to a town population in 1801 of 3,155 and in 1841 of 12,000; Horsfield (Sussex I 454-5) mentions none of the many tablets in the North-West corner; the earlier monuments tend to mark town dignitaries, the later ones, fashionable visitors.
125A Mural monument for Edward MILWARD, d. 1811, and his wife Mary, d. 1783
- South aisle wall, above the South door.
- Inaccessible~Very good.
- Fluted outer frame; darker marble inner frame; above, moulded cornice then draped urn in relief; M.I. (14 lines, engraved, centred, black).
- Edward Milward, Esq., of Hastings, d. 25 Jul 1811, aet 87; his wife, Mary, d. 21 Jun 1783, aet 58, daughter of John Collier, Esq.
125B Mural monument for Horatio MARTELLI, d. 1817
- Nave, West wall, above head height.
- 95(W); (H) unknown~Fine; dirty and fading; colour.
- Prominent coloured arms on a large hood; flaming lamp in relief; below, a white rectangular tablet on a grey sarcophagal form; large base mould; below, large scrolled brackets; between them, another panel with M.I.
- Horatio Martelli, Esq., d. 28 Dec 1817; survived by his wife and 8 children.
125C Mural monument for Catherine MARTELLI, d. 1818
- Nave, West wall, immediately below 125B.
- 85(W) x 95(H)~Fine; dirty, some losses of detail (lamp); fading.
- A flaming lamp in white marble relief against a rectangular black baseplate; below, an unframed M.I. on a panel with block corbels and cornice; M.I. fills panel (lines engraved, black, centred).
- Catherine Martelli, widow of Horatio Martelli, d. 10 Jun 1818, aet 37; issue unnamed.
125D Mural monument for Samuel LICHIGARAY, d. 1812
- Nave, West wall, North-West corner, high up.
- Inaccessible~Very worn, weathered?.
- M.I. (engraved, black), set portrait-wise; oval border.
125E Mural monument for James SMITH, d. 1812
- Nave, West wall, North-West corner, high up.
- Inaccessible~Fine; dirty.
- A straight moulded cornice; unframed sides; scrolled apron; M.I. (7 lines, engraved, never blacked).
- James Smith, Esq., of Kings Road, Bedford Row, London, d. 18 Jul 1812, aet 39, son of Hugh Smith, M.D.
125F Mural monument for William SATTERLEY, d. 1809
- Nave, West wall, North-West corner, high up.
- Inaccessible~Fine; dirty.
- M.I. (10 lines, engraved, black); decorative pediment; meagre cornice, trapezoidal, unframed panel.
- William Satterley, surgeon, of Hastings, d. 29 Jan 1809, aet 30; his son Samuel, d. 7 May 1809, aet 1.
125G Mural Monument for Harriot PARKER, d. 1826
- North aisle wall, North-West corner, high up.
- Inaccessible~Sound; very faded.
- M.I. (10 lines, engraved, black) on an unframed grey marble tablet set portrait-wise; cornice; base moulding; above, a plinth rises to a fluted palmette; small curved apron.
- Harriot Parker, d. 13 Jan 1826, aet 52; wife of Vice Admiral George Parker.
125H Mural Monument for Dame Arabella PARKER, d. 1850
- North aisle wall, just East of 125G.
- Inaccessible~Sound; very faded.
- Description as for 125 G.
- Dame Arabella Parker, relict of Admiral Sir George Parker, rest illegible.
125I Mural monument for Samuel Baldwin HARRISON, d. 1830
- North aisle wall, towards West end, high up.
- Inaccessible~Sound; blackened.
- M.I. (8 lines, engraved, black) in upper 50% of rectangular unframed tablet set portrait-wise; pointed pediment over; cornice; base moulding.
- Samuel Baldwin Harrison  aet 30[?] (mostly illegible).
125J Mural Monument for Mary Ann WILLIAMS, d. 1819
- North aisle wall, towards East end of group of monuments, high.
- Inaccessible~Sound, legible.
- M.I. (9 lines, engraved, black) on a white marble tablet set portrait-wise; black border; simple grey frame; above, cornice.
- Mary Ann Williams, spinster, of Mitcham and Hastings, d. 11 Sep 1819, aet 39; patron - Thomas Bryan, Esq., his vault.
125K Mural Monument for Dorothea HAWORTH, d. 1821
- North aisle wall, towards East end of group, low.
- Inaccessible~Fine.
- M.I. (11 lines, engraved, black) on a white unframed rectangular marble tablet set portrait-wise.
- Dorothea Haworth, died at Hastings, 9 Nov 1821, aet 54; wife of John Haworth, Esq., of Islington.
125L Mural Monument for Frances Margaret MONTRESOR, d. 1822
- North aisle wall, above and East of 125 K.
- Inaccessible~Good.
- Pendant to 125P; M.I. (engraved, black) fills unframed white marble tablet with pointed base; grey marble tassels and curtains left and right; above, a grey scrolled pediment.
- Frances Margaret Montresor, spinster, of Rose Hill, Kent, d. 11 Feb 1822, aet 49.
125M Mural Monument for Frederick Thomas JEFFERYS, d. 1824
- North aisle wall.
- Inaccessible (vestry ceiling)~Unknown.
125N Mural Monument for John COLLIER, d. 1760
- Chancel, South wall.
- 157(W); (H) inaccessible~Very good, some local losses.
- M.I. (engraved, black) fills white dome-topped tablet; immediate frame in column marbles with scroll-work and decorated work (foliage); above, no entablature but 2 scrolled brackets hold up a cornice with broken pointed pediment with achievement in the centre; on summit, an urn flanked by 2 flaming lamps; below, base mould, then a curved apron supporting a group of 3 cherubim in low relief, with central acanthus motif below and flanked by corbels with more acanthus decoration.
- John Collier, Esq., lawyer, mayor of Hastings, canopy bearer at the coronation of George II, d. 9 Dec 1760, aet 75; widow and 6 daughters unnamed; his many virtues.
125O Mural Monument for Thomas and Ann DELVES, d. 1669 and 1686/7
- South aisle wall, towards East end.
- 91(W) x 137(H)~Good, some repairs.
- M.I. (16 + 14 lines, engraved) fills black slate tablet set portrait-wise; framed in alabaster and black panels: above, a motif of crossed ferns; a cornice and broken scrolled pediment with achievement; moulded frame around the tablet with ribbons of foliage above and shouldered profile: below, base moulding on double scrolled brackets; on the apron, cherubs head.
- Thomas Delves, a Baron of Hastings at the coronation of Charles II, mayor, Captain of Trained Bands etc., d. 4 Sep 1669, aet 57; his brother, Nicholas Delves, Alderman of London; Ann, wife of Thomas, d. 23 Feb 1686/7, aet 63; his nephew, also Nicholas Delves, son of Nicholas, d. 4 Mar 1682, aet 34.
125P Mural Monument for Sarah BREEDS, d. 1822, and her daughter, d. 1825
- South aisle arcade, North wall, facing South, very high.
- Inaccessible~Very good.
- Pendant to 125L.
- Sarah Breeds, d. 31 Aug 1822, aet 79, widow of Boykett Breeds; her daughter, Elizabeth-Blundell Breeds, d. 1 Sep 1825, aet 44, unmarried.
