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

(110) FRAMFIELD, St. Thomas à Becket


110I Mural monument for the GAGE family, dated 1595

-  South-East chapel (Bentley / Gage), South wall, at head height.

-  99(W) x 95(H)~Fine; faded; local damage (cornice).

-  Engraved on a brass with a decorative alabaster surround: Edward and Margaret Gage kneel opposite to each other at a table. Behind Edward kneels one son; behind Margaret kneel five daughters. Above them, engraved in the stone surround is the inscription: