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

(39) BRIGHTLING, St. Thomas à Becket


39S Mural monument for Henry COLLINS, d. 1743 and his wife Mary, d. 1746

-  North aisle chapel, East end, South of window, above head height.

-  80(W) x 174(H)~Very good.

-  M.I. (12 lines, engraved) in 2 stages, on white marble cartouche; scrolled and draped edges; below, winged death's head bracket; above, achievement.

-  Henry Collins, Esq., of Cornhampton, Hampshire, d. 13 Nov 1743, aet 69; his wife, Mary, d. at Cornhampton, 12 Sep 1746, aet 68.