Tomb of Edward Stott
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Location
| Street: | Church Street |
| Town: | Amberley |
| Parish: | Amberley |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN18 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Eastern wall of churchyard, St. Michael's Church |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 105 |
| Grid reference: | K8 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ027132 |
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Makers
| Name : | Francis Derwent Wood |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1918 |
| Installation date: | 1918 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | St. Michael’s Church, Amberley |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Faces west. Wreathed medallion contains relief of Orpheus with his lute. |
| Iconographical description: | Orpheus is a figure from Greek mythology, king of the Thracian tribe Cicones. Orpheus was believed to be one of the chief poets and musicians of antiquity, and the inventor or perfector of the lyre.. With his music and singing, he could charm wild beasts, coax the trees and rocks into dance and even divert the course of rivers. As one of the pioneers of civilization, he is said to have taught humanity the arts of medicine, writing and agriculture. Closely connected with religious life, Orpheus was an augur and seer; practised magical arts, especially astrology; founded or rendered accessible many important cults, such as those of Apollo and the Thracian god Dionysus; instituted mystic rites both public and private; and prescribed initiatory and purificatory rituals. |
| Inscription: | EDWARD STOTT ARA BORN APRIL 25, 1855. DIED MARCH 19, 1918. LIVED IN THIS PARISH † 30 YEARS † Inscribed into stone, above the medallion: + BY + HIS + WORKS + YE SHALL KNOW HIM |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Religious, Funerary |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Commemorative stone |
| Object type2: | Relief |
| Subject type1: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Bust |
| Subject type2: | Mythological |
| Subject subtype1: | Bust |
| Subject type3: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Bust |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 55 |
| Width (cm): | 35 |
| Depth (cm): | 35 |
| Part 2: | Whole Monument |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 300 |
| Width (cm): | 135 |
| Depth (cm): | 65 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Biological growth |
| More details: | Biological growth to bust. Some weather wearing to detail of carvings. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Small area at northern corner of arch to side of bust broken off. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/12/2007 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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