Monument to Thomas Frewen
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Location
| Street: | Church Lane |
| Town: | Northiam |
| Parish: | Northiam |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Private |
| Location note: | The Frewen Chapel, Parish Church of St. Mary |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 64 |
| Grid reference: | B3 |
| 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
| Company/Group : | Burke & (?), 144 Regent Street, London. |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Frewen family |
| Construction period: | c1870 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Frewen family |
| Description: | Large gothic style monument affixed to the east wall of the Frewen Chapel. At the top of the monument is a mosaic and crystal cross. Below, with three clustered red marble columns at either side, is a large inscribed white marble stone. At the base of the monument is a winged angel holding a painted shield with the Frewen coat of arms and the family motto on a banner below. The monument is decorated with mosaic of gold, and various other colours. |
| Signatures: | Signature to middle right of outer aspect of memorial:
BURKE & (? - remainder of signature set into the wall) 144 REGENT STREET LONDON |
| Inscription: | Underneath the angel at the base of the monument, black painted letters, the Frewen family motto (It is not mine (i.e. my nature) to change): : MUTARE : NON : EST : MEUM : |
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Classification
| Categories: | Religious, Funerary, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Inscribed stone |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole monument |
| Material: | Marble and mosaic |
| Height (cm): | 300 |
| Width (cm): | 150 |
| Depth (cm): | 30 |
| Part 2: | Inscribed panel |
| Material: | Marble |
| Height (cm): | 130 |
| Width (cm): | 60 |
| Part 3: | Angel & shield |
| Material: | Marble and paint |
| Height (cm): | 32 |
| Width (cm): | 80 |
| Depth (cm): | 20 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 20/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | The Frewen Chapel was designed and built above the Frewen Mausoleum in 1845, by the architect Sydney Smirke. It is built from soft, porous sandstone.
(Green, Anthony. ‘A Short Guide to the Parish Church of St. Mary, Northiam’.) |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | ‘A Short Guide to the Parish Church of St. Mary, Northiam’. |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Green, Anthony. |
| Publisher: | Parish Church of St. Mary. Northiam. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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