Description

PORTSMOUTH

SU60NE MEDINA ROAD, Wymering
774-1/2/470 (North side)
Austen memorial approx 7 metres W of
NW corner of Church of St Peter & St
Paul

GV II

2 gravestones and tombs side by side. c1843 and c1849.
Refurbished 1992. Ashlar. Gravestones with surface moulded
stone tombs and footstone. On left the gravestone has
inscription "In memory of Cassandra Eliza, second daughter of
Admiral Sir Francis W Austen KCB, and Mary his wife who
departed this life the 6th May 1849 aged 35 years." Footstone
has inscription "C.E.A. 1849". Right gravestone has
inscription "Here rest the remains of Martha the wife of Vice
Admiral Sir Francis Austen K.C.B., Beloved, esteemed and
respected by all who know her. She closed a life of Christian
benevolence and practical piety deeply lamented by her
surviving relations, Jan 24th 1843 aged 72 years". Inscription
on footstone reads "M.A. 1843" Admiral Sir Francis W Austen
was the uncle of the novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817).

Listing NGR: SU6505205567

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537820

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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