(281) WEST FIRLE, St. Peter
281D Wall tomb for John GAGE, d. 1598, and his wives Elizabeth and Margaret
- North-East chapel, against North wall, North-West corner.
- Tomb chest: 214(W) x 82(D) x 109(H); Arch: 195(H); Plate with 3 brass figures: 78(L); Wall-mounted arms: 25(W) x 30(H); M.I.: 48(W) x 14(H); Shields of arms: 21(W) x 26(H)~Very good.
- A tomb-chest of alabaster and raunce set into a shallow niche with a semi-circular arch over; on the back wall, 4 brass plates; on the surface of the tomb-chest a chamfered slab with 3 brass figures set into its surface; on the face of the chest, simple pilasters and rosettes; M.I. in Latin (engraved, black) in a frieze, under the top slab and on the central pilaster.
