(26) BEXHILL, St. Peter
Aisles completed by the Perpendicular period, two bays added in 1878, as was the chancel - Nairn & Pevsner (415-6); condition reportedly fine in 1724 (Ford); extensive alterations, see Ray (SAC 53 61-108); view from North-East in Godfrey & Salzman (Pl. 18), with of its present urban setting (BL Add. MS 5676 f.34, by Lambert).
26A Mural monument for Richard ALFRAY, d. 1698
- South aisle wall, West end, facing East.
- 99(W) x 97(H)~Good; dirty.
- Moulded and patterned marble frame; M.I. (7 lines, engraved, gilded) in upper 50% of slate panel.
- Richard Alfray, of Bexhill, d. Battle 17 Apr 1698, aet 22.
26B Mural monument for Thomas MILNER, d. 1722
- North aisle, West end, on North face of pier, at head height.
- 120(W) x 210(H)~Excellent.
- Scrolled pilasters with black capitals flank a tablet set portrait-wise with M.I. (12 lines, engraved, black) filling upper 75% of tablet; black cornice and eccentric open scrolled pediment round an achievement; below, splendid scrolled apron with 2 cherub's heads as corbels.
- Thomas Milner, vicar of Bexhill for 37 years, buried 3 Dec 1722, aet 70; his wife, Rachel, buried 18 Sep 1712, aet 65.
26C Mural monument for Rev. Thomas DELVES, d. 1677/8
- North aisle, West wall, West end, South of West window, high.
- Inaccessible~Very good.
- Black marble tablet, set portrait-wise, with M.I. (15 lines, engraved, gilded); flanking, plain pilasters; above, moulded cornice and moulded open, curved pediment round an achievement; below, black base moulding, then 2 moulded brackets flanking a curved apron with additional M.I. (7 lines, engraved, black).
- Thomas Delves, vicar of Bexhill for twenty plus years, d. 22 Mar 1677/8, aet 46; his many virtues; his uncle, Nicholas Delves, of London, Alderman and Merchant Taylor.
26D Mural monument for Gillery PIGOTT, d. 1814
- North aisle, West wall, North of West window, high up.
- Inaccessible~Very good.
- Neat, fluted pilasters and upper and lower frame round white marble tablet set portrait-wise filled with M.I. (engraved, black); black decorative border to M.I.; above, modest pilasters and moulded cornice; on top, draped urn in low relief.
- Gillery Pigott, Esq., d. Hastings 8 May 1814, aet 53; second son of (another) Gillery Pigott, late of Great James St, Bedford Row, London, merchant; his great-grandmother, Isabella, heiress of Thomas Gillery of Newcastle; his wife, Charlotte, daughter of John and Rt. Hon. Lady Mary Archer, of Welford, Berkshire.
26E Mural monument for James CRANSTON, d. 1770
- North aisle, North wall, North-East corner, high.
- c.70(W); (H) unknown~Very good; pigment losses.
- Cartouche; M.I. (12 lines, engraved, black) on convex surface, framed by elegant drapes; arms above; below in centre, fluted, splayed, scrolled bracket.
- James Cranston, rector of Stowting, Kent for 45 years, b. Feb 1692, died Kewhurst, Bexhill, 8 Dec 1770; son of (another) James Cranston, of Hastings, and his wife Cordelia; his grandfather, Thomas Delves.
26F Mural monument for Thomas PYE, d. 1610
- North aisle, North wall, at East end, high.
- 71(W) x 75(H)~Excellent.
- M.I. (10 lines, engraved, black) on a modern panel with a plain block base and decorative top (scrolls, shell).
- Rev. Thomas Pye, rector of Bexhill, rector of Brightling and prebendary of Selsey, d. 1610; family origins in Staffordshire.
26G Floor mounted brass for William and Samuel SATTERLEY, both d. 1809
- South aisle floor.
- 25(W) x 40(H)~Very good.
- M.I. (8 lines, engraved) on unframed brass plate, head to West.
- William Satterley, d. 29 Jan 1809, aet 30; Samuel Satterley, d. 7 May 1809.
