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

(93) EASTBOURNE, St. Mary


93J Mural monument for Nicholas VENTRIS, d. 1734, and others

-  North aisle, North wall, to West of North door, at head height.

-  c.97(W)~Very good.

-  A black backplate in obelisk form; a white unframed oval panel with M.I. (25 lines (16+9) engraved); below, grey base moulding, then a curved ornamental apron, blank, with black ball finial at foot.

-  Nicholas Ventris, Gent., d. 16 Jun 1734, aet 66; his wife Mary, d. 12 Jan 1743/4, aet 73; eldest son John, d. 29 May 1710, aet 7; youngest son Nicholas, d. 1 Nov 1765, aet 59; also Henry Marchant, Gent., d. 11 Oct 1762, aet 66; his wife Jane, d. 7 Oct 1789, aet 90; also Mary Mayfield, widow, d. 26 Dec 1805, aet 92; also Jane, daughter of William and Mary Russell, d. 2 Apr 1768, aet 32.