Monument to Thomas Procter
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Location
| Street: | Church Square |
| Town: | Rye |
| Parish: | Rye |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 7HF |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, affixed to the south wall of the north transept |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 86 |
| Grid reference: | G3 |
| 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. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Eliza Jenner, daughter of Thomas Procter |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Procter family |
| Inscription: | In Memory OF Thomas Procter gent. eldest fon Of Nathaniel Procter Esq who died II fept. Mdcccfl aged lf beloved and regretted by all OF Charlotte his wife only daughter of Benjamin Cooper gent who died IIOct Mdcccffvlll aged fl ALSO OF Charlotte and Sarah Anne their daughters who died in infancy AND OF James their only fon who died IIMarch Mdcccfl aged flflf In Token of her Affection their surviving daughter Eliza wife of Thomas Jenner gent has erected this MEMORIAL |
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Classification
| Categories: | Funerary, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Commemorative stone |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Stepped (3) base |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 40 |
| Width (cm): | 165 |
| Depth (cm): | 55 |
| Part 2: | Monument |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 300 |
| Width (cm): | 105 |
| Depth (cm): | 37 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| Condition 2: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Finial broken at the top of the monument. Small chips and general corrosion all over monument. Tower on the left hand buttress missing. Head broken off figure at lower part of the monument. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 09/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | Thomas Procter was Town Clerk of Rye, son of Nathaniel Procter who had been Mayor of Rye. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Town and Port of Rye in the County of Sussex.' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Holloway, William. |
| Publisher: | John Russell Smith. London. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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