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

(32) BODIAM, St. Giles


32E Wall monument for John TEMPEST, d. 1820 and Sarah TEMPEST, d. 1810

-  Tower, South wall, alongside and West of 32D.

-  89(W) x 66(H)~Fine; faded; local damage (lower edge).

-  M.I. (8 lines, engraved and black) fills a white marble trapezoidal tablet; grey baseplate with pointed top; below, Greek key decorative; above, scrolled pediment with acanthus decorative.

-  John Tempest, Esq., of Cranbrook, d. 23 Mar 1820, aet 72; his wife, Sarah, d. 24 Jan 1810, aet 60.