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

(49) CHAILEY, St. Peter


49F Mural monument for Frances DAY, d. 1769

-  Chancel North wall, in centre, at head height.

-  98(W) x 170(H)~Excellent; fading; repaired (lower left).

-  M.I. fills a white marble panel; brown marble frame; grey pilasters flanking with very pretty foliage relief; above, brackets support a layered entablature and broken pediment; flaming urn (gilded); below, a decorative base moulding; between corbels, a decorative apron with arms and base finial.

-  Frances Day, d. 31 Jul 1769, aet 64; only daughter of John Middelton, Gent., and his wife, Frances, of Hurstbarns, Chailey; and wife of the late Robert Day, Gent.; and granddaughter of Ellyott Moor, Gent., of Moor House, Wivelsfield.