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

(26) BEXHILL, St. Peter


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.