(86) EAST GRINSTEAD, St. Swithun
86J Mural monument for Rev. John and Hester STAPLES, d. 1732 and 1746
- North aisle wall, immediately West of North door, above head height.
- c.92(W); H inaccessible~Very good.
- M.I. (15 lines, engraved, black) on an oval tablet; escutcheon over; broad black marble surround with ornate scrolled white border; above, part of a curved pediment topped by a flaming lamp.
- Rev. John Staples, vicar of East Grinstead for 44 years, buried 4 Aug 1732, aet 70; his wife, Hester, buried 27 Aug 1746, aet 77; daughter of George Elfred, Esq., of Hooe.
