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

(158) LEWES, St. John-sub-Castro


158C Mural monument for Rev. Peter Guerin CROFTS [Snr], d. 1784, and his widow Sarah, d. 1809

-  Chancel, South wall, centre, high.

-  103(W) x 188(H)~Excellent; local loss (arms).

-  Grey-green baseplate in obelisk form; white marble urn in low relief; above, escutcheon; below, cornice over M.I. (engraved, black) on white marble tablet; rectangular top; curved apron.

-  Rev. Peter Guerin Crofts, A.M., late rector of St. John-sub-Castro, Lewes, d. 21 May 1784, aet 39; his widow, Sarah, also widow of Rev. James Smyth, d. 30 Aug 1809, aet 62.