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

(77) DITCHLING, St. Margaret

12th-13th-century aisles, North transept rebuilt 1863, South chapel 14th century - Nairn & Pevsner (481-2) and plan in SNQ (III 186); external view of church, see Farrant (205; BL Add. MS 5672 f.14; 5677 f.49); paving reported to be fine in 1724, with exception of South or Abergavenny chancel, see Ford (129); the parish had 200 communicants in 1603, see Renshaw (Ecclesiastical Returns); two branches of the Turners are commemorated here by ledgers: for one family see 77B-C, E-H, for the other 77D.

77A Ledger for [Edwar]d POWELL, d. 1746

-  Crossing floor, North side, mostly obscured by organ console.

-  90(W) x 182(L)~Worn.

-  M.I. (6 lines, engraved) in upper 30% of surface of pale, freestone slab; head to North.

-  [Edwar]d Powell of Ditchling, d. ?? May 1746, aet 33.

77B Ledger for Richard TURNER, d. 1748

-  Choir floor, near North wall, West of rail, partly obscured by radiator.

-  87(W) x 170(L)~Worn; water staining.

-  M.I. (16 lines, engraved) fill surface of freestone slab; head to West.

-  Richard Turner, Gent., of Oldland, d. 14 May 1748, aet 59; eldest son of Richard and Sarah Turner; his wife, Jane, d. 21 Sep 1728, aet c. 37, daughter of Thomas and Amy Gratwick, of Angmering, Sussex.

77C Ledger for Richard TURNER, d. 1720

-  Choir floor, alongside and South of 77B.

-  84(W) x 170(L)~Fine.

-  M.I. (7 lines, engraved) in upper 50% of freestone slab; head to West.

-  Richard Turner, Gent., of Oldland, Keymer, d. 2 Oct 1720, aet 68.

77D Ledger for William TURNER, d. 1733

-  Choir floor, alongside and South of 77C.

-  79(W) x 170(L)~Good (recut?).

-  M.I. (7 lines, engraved) in upper 50% of a pale grey freestone slab; head to the West.

-  William Turner, apothecary, d. 11 Oct 1733, aet 33; no issue.

77E Ledger for Thomas TURNER, d. 1671/72

-  Choir floor, alongside and South of 77D.

-  83(W) x 144(L)~Good (recut?).

-  M.I. (8 lines, engraved) in upper 40% of a grey freestone slab; head to the West.

-  Thomas Turner, of Keymer, d. 8 Feb 1671/2, aet 84.

77F Ledger for Richard TURNER, d. 1754

-  Sanctuary floor, now installed as part of the altar plinth.

-  67(W) x 66(L)~Worn.

-  Richard Turner, Gent., of Oldland, d. 17 Apr 1754, aet 36; eldest son of Richard and Jane Turner.

77G Ledger for Thomas TURNER, d. 1745

-  Sanctuary floor, alongside 77F, now inaccessible.

-  68(W) x 66(L)~Fine.

-  Close in type to 77F.

77H Ledger for William TURNER, d. 1786

-  Sanctuary floor, forming South end of the altar plinth.

-  91(W) x 140(L)~Fine; faded.

-  M.I. (18 lines, engraved) fill a slab; head to East.

-  William Turner, Gent., of Oldland, Keymer, d. 26 Jun 1786, aet 65; last surviving son of Richard and Jane Turner; his wife, Sarah, d. 3 May 1802, aet 77; daughter of late Rev. Edward Wilson, rector of Westmeston.

77I Mural monument for Henry POOLE, d. 1580

-  South-East (Abergavenny) Chapel, North wall, facing South.

-  150(W) x 180(H)~Fine; restorations.

-  In freestone; flat cornice over a frieze with M.I. (engraved and black); entablature mouldings; centre of monument comprising 4 niches; upper pair with arches carried on fluted pilasters; lower pair comprising framed escutcheons; mouldings between the arches; dividing pilasters with lozenge decorative.

-  Henry Poole, Esq., d. 28 Mar 1580.

77J Ledger for Sarah PRICE, d. 1764

-  Crossing floor, South side, near South wall.

-  93(W) x 194(L)~Very worn.

-  M.I. engraved in upper parts of a brown freestone slab; head to East.