(264) UCKFIELD, Holy Cross
Almost completely rebuilt by Woseley in 1839, but for tower and some ancient walls - SNQ (4 90-91); Nairn & Pevsner (614-5); for view of old church from North-East see Godfrey & Salzman (Pl. 166), see too Turner (SAC 12 9); for a parish with just 40 families in 1717 and a population of 811 in 1801 the wealth of 18th-century mural monuments is astonishing; they must all have been reinstalled: are any of those scrolled escutcheons original? Ledgers presumably lost in the rebuilding (an exception is 264N); indeed, Horsfield (Sussex I 369) reported that the chancel and nave abounded in M.I.s and monuments.
264A Mural monument for Martha GRAEBKE, dated 1779
- South-West lobby, East wall, at head height.
- 86(W) x 153(H)~Dirty; faded; some cracks.
- In pale brown freestone set portrait-wise; an unframed M.I. tablet with a scrolled top, a base moulding and an ornamental apron.
264B Mural monument for Rev. John and Lucy LLOYD, d. 1738 and 1746
- South-West lobby, on staircase, facing South, above head height.
- 70(W) x 130(H)~Very weathered; stained.
- In sandy freestone; framed tablet with convex face, moulded entablature and pointed pediment; below, a thick base moulding and 2 scrolled corbels.
264C Mural monument for Edward, Philadelphia and Sarah INSKIP, d. 1764, 1732 and 1757
- North-West lobby, on staircase, facing North, above head height.
- 92(W) x 180(H)~Fine; very weathered.
- In pale brown freestone, close to 264A in type.
264D Mural monument for Elizabeth JACKSON, d. 1756
- North aisle, North wall, at head height.
- 87(W) x 125(H)~Very good.
- In grey marble; in centre a rectangular M.I. tablet (5 lines, engraved) and a slim black raised moulded frame; plain flanking pilasters end in scrolled brackets; below, an ornamental apron with polished black finial as corbel; above, no cornice or entablature, but a pointed pediment.
- Elizabeth Jackson, d. 26 Nov 1756, aet 44; wife of Thomas Jackson, Esq.
264E Mural monument for Rev. David BAYFORD, d. 1792
- On East pier, between nave and North aisle, facing South, at head height.
- 43(W) x 83(H)~Good; fading.
- An unframed oval M.I. tablet (10 lines, engraved, black) on a small scrolled corbel.
- Rev. David Bayford, curate of Uckfield, d. 28 Nov 1792, aet 24.
264F Wall-mounted brasses for John FULLER, d. 1610
- Now against the North choir wall.
- Slab: 88(W) x 204(H): Brass 1: 19(W) x 24(H); Brass 2: 22(W) x 62(H); Brass 3: 62(W) x 26(H); Brass 4: 53(W) x 29(H)~Fine.
- Four brasses set on a black slab, with chamfered edges: top, (1) an escutcheon, with the motto 'IOHN FULLER'; below that (2) standing portrait of John Fuller, hands in prayer, in a fur-trimmed gown, (3) a brass M.I. with John Fuller's charitable bequests, (4) a brass epitaph - didactic (11 lines).
- John Fuller, Gent., of Uckfield, d. 6 Apr 1610, aet unknown; quotes 1 John 3, 11-13.
264G Mural monument for John and George EGLES, d. 1712 and 1727/8
- South choir wall, towards East end, above head height.
- 74(W) x 158(H)~Very good; colour restored.
- In grey-veined marble; M.I. (12 lines) in upper 50%; straight top and chamfers; base moulding and ornamental apron; above, a scrolled escutcheon.
- John Egles, 18 Apr 1709 - 28 Jul 1712, 'buried under the family seat'; George Egles, 30 Mar 1710 - 4 Mar 1727/8, 'buried under this monument'; both sons of John Egles, Gent. and Mary his wife.
264H Mural monument for Rev. Henry COURTHOPE, d. 1804
- South choir wall, alongside and West of 264G.
- 134(W) x 278(H)~Very good; heraldic colour.
- Composite white marble M.I. panel with arched top; black surround; white marble architrave; flanked by Tuscan columns on very high pedestals with moulded blocked corbels; above, broken pointed pediment and scrolled escutcheon; below, a straight frame moulding.
- Rev. Henry Courthope, A.M., vicar of Brenchley, Kent, d. 15 Nov 1804, aet 64, buried at Uckfield; second son of George Courthope, Esq., of Whiligh, Sussex; his wife, Mary, d. 29 Apr 1830, aet 82, youngest daughter of William Peckham, Esq., of Arches, Sussex; issue - Mary, d. 1 Nov 1825, aet 48.
264I Mural monument for members of the WILSON Family, erected 1770
- South choir wall, alongside and just West of 264H.
- 98(w) x 184(H)~Very good.
- Black rectangular frame around a white marble tablet set portrait-wise with heraldry on top.
- This monument was erected by Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, 6th Bart. in memory of his sister, Barbara Wilson, d. 5 Mar 1730, aet 6; his sister, Anne Wilson, d. 26 Oct 1744, aet 19; his father, Sir Thomas Wilson, 4th Bart., d. 6 Oct 1759, aet 77; his brother, Sir Edward Wilson, 5th Bart., d. 1 Jun 1760, aet 42, unmarried; his mother, Dame Elizabeth Wilson, d. 4 Jul 1768, aet 78.
264J Mural monument for Mary ELLIS, d. 1718
- Nave, East end, against choir wall, facing West, at head height.
- 74(W) x 114(H)~Good.
- Elegant small tablet with gilded lettering, within a grey marble frames; flat pilasters; base mouldings and decorated apron; above, an escutcheon on a stand against a pointed grey backplate.
- Ms Mary Ellis, d. 19 Dec 1718, aet 61.
264K Mural mounted slab for John-Barham EGLES and Mary EGLES, both d. 1721
- Now against East nave wall, below 164J, partly obscured by recent wooden extension to chancel steps.
- (Visible) 84(W) x 99(H)~Good.
- Unframed white marble slab; M.I. (only 13 lines visible, engraved and black).
264L Mural monument for Dorothy ELLIS, d. 1731/2
- South-East chapel, North wall, facing South, high up.
- 70(W) x c.140(H)~Good.
- Ornate; slate and column marbles; lettering (?gilded); inverted scrolls on the flanking pilasters; above, 3 overlapping cornices, a scrolled escutcheon on a pedestal and 2 gilded, flaming lamps; below, base mouldings on a complex corbel with volutes and an acanthus boss.
- Dorothy Ellis, d. 14 Feb 1731/2, aet 73; she had sister(s).
264M Mural cartouche for John EGLES, d. 1750
- South aisle, South wall, near East end, at head height.
- 69(W) x 154(H)~Very good.
- In white marble; Baroque gilded scrollwork; M.I. (lines, engraved and black) filling the double convex face; above, an escutcheon, flanked by cherubim; another at the foot.
- John Egles, Esq., of Copwood, d. 5 Aug 1750, aet 73; his wife, Mary, d. 6 Sep 1744, aet 71, daughter of George Goring, Esq., of Barcombe; issue, 1 daughter, Mary, wife of Richard Beard Streatfeild, second son of Henry Streatfeild, Esq., of Chiddingstone, Kent.
264N Wall mounted slab for Gabriel EGLES, d. 1707
- South aisle, rests against South wall, beneath 264M.
- 75(W) x 176(H)~Fine.
- Cast iron slab; M.I. (8 lines over an escutcheon); cabled edge.
- Gabriel Egles, Esq., d. 7 Aug 1707, aet 64.
264O Mural monument for Richard Thomas STREATFEILD, d. 1813, and his wife Anne, d. 1848
- South aisle wall, at head height, West of 264M.
- 79(W) x 180(H)~Very good; colour visible on arms.
- In white marble with a scrolled escutcheon above; lightly moulded M.I. tablet (engraved and black) filled; above, cornice and escutcheon; below, base mouldings, and an ornamental apron with scalloped edge, also inscription.
- Richard Thomas Streatfeild, Esq., of the Rocks and Copwood, d. 26 Aug 1813, aet 53, buried Chiddingstone, Kent; his first wife, Jane Esther, d. 26 Oct 1796, aet 26, daughter of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, Kt, of Worthy, Hampshire; no issue; his second wife, Anne, d. 6 Jul 1848 and buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, Paddington, Middlesex, daughter of Robert Shuttleworth, Esq., of Barton Lodge, Lancashire; issue - Anne, Rosa-Sophia, Richard-Shuttleworth, Georgiana-Charlotte, Sidney-Robert, Thomas-Brand (d. 3 Feb 1811, infant, and buried at Chiddingstone) and Gertrude Harriet, a posthumous child; Anne subsequently married Richard Prime, Esq., of Walberton, issue - three children.
264P Mural monument for Richard Beard STREATFEILD, d. 1770, and his family
- South aisle wall, at head height, towards West end.
- 100(W) x 215(H)~Excellent.
- In grey-veined marble, a rectangular M.I. tablet (engraved and black); flanked by fluted Doric pilasters; below, base mouldings, finials, an ornamental apron with a column escutcheon and 2 cherubim; above, a plain frieze with raunce inset and cornice supporting urn and 2 flaming lamps.
- Richard Beard Streatfeild, Esq., of Copwood, d. 10 Jan 1770, aet 60; his widow, Mary, d. 3 Aug 1789, aet 74, daughter of John Egles, Esq., of Copwood; issue - Mary, d. 13 Mar 1740/1, an infant; and Elizabeth, d. 14 Mar 1741/2, an infant; all buried Chiddingstone, Kent.
