East Sussex Church Monuments - 1530 to 1830 - Archive of Photographs
by Professor Nigel Llewellyn

(206) PORTSLADE, St. Nicholas

12^th-13^th century; North aisle (1874) with mausoleum-like Brackenbury Chapel at its West end - Nairn & Pevsner (459-60) built in matching style; pavement described as decayed in 1686; fabric described as very good in 1724 (Ford 141).

206A Anonymous floor slab, undated

-  Nave floor, West end, West of South door, partly obscured by pews.

-  45(W) x 54(visible L)~Worn.

-  A pale yellow freestone slab; 2 skulls in low relief in an oval recess.

206B Anonymous floor slab, undated

-  Nave floor, West end, near tower arch.

-  90(W) x 61(L)~Very worn.

-  Pale yellow freestone slab; an escutcheon; M.I. invisible.

206C Ledger for the children of Robert CARPENTER and his wife Hester, d. 1742

-  Nave floor, centre aisle, West end.

-  115(W) x 220(L)~Worn.

-  Escutcheon, then M.I. (engraved) fills surface of a black slab; head to West.

-  Robert Carpenter, Esq.; his wife, Hester, d. 31 Dec 1742, aet 45; their issue - Sarah, d. 12 Mar 1726/7, an infant; (another) Sarah, d. 12 Aug 1728, an infant; Robert, d. 19 Jan 1731/2, an infant; Esther, d. 12 Jan 1738/9, aet 15; Henrietta, d. 9 Apr 1739, an infant.

206D Ledger for Thomas COOKE, d. 1742

-  Nave floor, centre aisle, East of 206C.

-  102(W) x 200(L)~Worn.

-  Escutcheon, then M.I. (5 lines, engraved) in upper 60% of a black slab; head to West.

-  Thomas Cooke, Gent., d. 26 Dec 1742, aet 82.

206E Ledger for Mary COOKE, d. 1717

-  Nave floor, centre aisle, in line with South door.

-  102(W) x 202(L)~Very worn.

-  Escutcheon, then M.I. (3 lines, engraved) in upper 60% of a black slab; head to West.

-  Mary Cooke, d. 19 Jul 1717, aet 44; wife of Thomas Cooke, Gent.

206F Ledger for Thomas COOKE, date unknown

-  Nave floor, centre aisle, East of 206E.

-  100(W) x 185(L)~Very worn; cracked (East end).

-  M.I. (a few letters visible) in upper parts of freestone slab (Horsham stone?); set head to West.

206G Anonymous ledger, with a date 1817

-  Nave floor, North aisle, towards West end.

-  94(W) x 195(L)~Nearly illegible.

-  M.I. (? 9 lines, engraved) in upper 60% of a freestone slab; head to West.

-  The date 1817 visible in penultimate line.

206H Ledger for Charles BRIDGER, d. 1779

-  Nave floor, North aisle, East of 206G.

-  98(W) x 181(L)~Damaged; cracked.

-  M.I. fills surface of a freestone slab; head to West.

-  Charles Bridger, Gent., d. 12 Jan 1779 aet 29; son of (another) Charles Bridger, Gent.; his wife, Elizabeth, d. 18 Feb 1817, daughter of Robert H…., Gent, of Southwick; his 12^th son, Charles, died 11 Jan 1779, died an infant, buried on the same day as his father.

206I Ledger for John FRIEND, d. 1736

-  Nave floor, North aisle, East of 206H.

-  104(W) x 198(L)~Very worn; scratched.

-  M.I. (4 + 5 lines, engraved) on a pale freestone slab; skull motif in centre; head to West.

-  John Friend, Gent., d. 12 June 1736, aet 55; his son, Thomas, d. 19 June 1737, aet 24.

206J Mural monument for the BORRER family, from 1811

-  North aisle, North wall, North-East corner, above head height.

-  c.105(W); (H) unknown~Excellent.

-  White on black; pointed and moulded arched top; base moulding and 2 simple block corbels; M.I. (engraved, in 2 columns); signed (lower right): 'BRINE fecit / NEW ROAD LONDON'.

-  John Borrrer, d. 12 Aug 1866, aet 81; his first wife, Kitty, d. 7 Apr 1811, aet 27; his second wife, Mary Anne, d. 13 Jul 1819, aet 27; issue with Mary Ann: Nathaniel, 1 Jun 1818 - 24 Aug 1818; Frederick Leopold, 3 Jul 1819 - 3 Sep 1819; Ellen, 10 Feb 1817 - 12 Apr 1834; his third wife, Sarah Anne, d. 4 Jan 1866, aet 72; issue with Sarah Anne: Lindfield, 3 Sep 1823 - 24 Oct 1823.

206K Floor marker for Susanna WHITPAINE, d. 1802

-  Nave floor, East end, near chancel step, partly obscured by furnishings.

-  71(W) x 61(H)~Very worn; damaged edges.

-  M.I. (5 lines, engraved) on a mid-brown freestone slab; head to South.

206L Floor marker for William GODSMARK

-  Nave floor, East end, South of 206K, partly obscured by furnishings.

-  71(W) x 66(L)~Almost illegible.

-  Traces of M.I. (engraved) in upper (South) end of a mid-brown freestone slab; head to South.

206M Floor marker for Thomas SMITH, d. 1730

-  Nave floor, East end, South of 206L, partly obscured by furnishings.

-  71(W) x 89(L)~Worn.

-  M.I. (4 lines, engraved) in centre of a mid brown freestone slab; head to South.

206N Mural monument for Theophilus CLARKE, d. 1840 [?]

-  South nave aisle, East wall, very high.

-  Inaccessible~Fine.

-  An unframed white marble tablet; corners chamfered.

-  Theophilus Clarke, assistant surgeon, H.E.I.C.S., died Coco, East Indies, 8 Nov 1840 [?], aet 27.

206O Mural monument for Ralph CLUTTON, d. 1761

-  South aisle wall, East wall, above head height.

-  77(W) x 96(H)~Very good.

-  M.I. (engraved, black) fills unframed white rectangular tablet; black rectangular backplate; all set portrait-wise; M.I. within an engraved border.

-  Rev. Ralph Clutton, A.M., vicar of Portslade and rector of Horsted Keynes, d. 8 Jan 1761, aet 66; his widow, Elizabeth, d. 14 May 1785, aet 79; their issue - Rev. Ralph Clutton, A.B., rector of Horsted Keynes and Aldrington, d. 13 Apr 1772, aet 44.

206P Mural monument for Owen CLUTTON, d. 1796

-  South aisle wall, West of 206O, above head height.

-  77(W) x 95(H)~Very good.

-  Matches 206O.

-  Owen Clutton, Esq., d. 3 Dec 1796, aet 63, third son of Rev. Ralph and Elizabeth Clutton; his wife, Elizabeth, d. 16 Nov 1802, aet 78, daughter of Isaac Townsend, Esq., Admiral of the White and Governor of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich.

206Q Mural monument for Rev. John CLUTTON, d. 1815

-  South aisle wall, West of 206P, above head height.

-  78(W) x 96(H)~Very good.

-  Matches 206O.

-  Rev. John Clutton, M.A., vicar of Portslade for more that 50 years and rector of Hangleton, d. 5 Jan 1815, aet 83; his sister, Elizabeth, d. 25 Nov 1813, aet 85.