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

(273) WARBLETON, St. Mary


273B Mural for Martha HARCOURT, d. 1796, and her husband Henry, d. 1800

-  North aisle, North wall, opposite South door, above head height.

-  117(W) x 286(H)~Very good; local losses (head of heraldic supporter); faded.

-  In white marble low relief, standing female mourner resting arm on urn; shallow serpentine obelisk as baseplate; below, M.I. (engraved) in 2 stages on tablet, framed, serpentine edging; below that, a fluted base, brackets with dentils; arms in ornamental apron.

-  Martha Harcourt, d. 19 Sep 1796, aet 79; wife of Rev. Henry Harcourt, rector of Warbleton, d. 21 Aug 1800, aet 71.