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

(45) BURWASH, St. Bartholomew


45H Mural monument for Thomas DYKE, d. 1723

-  North aisle, North wall, towards West end.

-  95(W) x 170(H)~Good; upper M.I. faded.

-  White marble M.I. panel filled 60% from top in 2 equal parts; broken dark grey pointed pediment; Baroque achievement; decorative scrolls flanking; strong base mould; no apron.

-  Thomas Dyke, d. 3[?] Nov 1723, aet 39; his wife, Mary, d. 16 Jun 1755, aet 66; her second husband Robert Streatfeild, Gent., of Delaware, Brasted, Kent; her father, Richard Still, Gent., of Cowden, Kent; Thomas and Mary Dyke's sole issue – Richard Still Dyke; Thomas Dyke is descended from the Polhills of Burwash.