Description

TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY
(south side)
Marchant chest tomb and
15/117 railings about 13m north of the
church porch, west side of the
path of the Church of All
Saints
GV II

Chest tomb and surrounding railings. Late C18 Portland stone and white
marble; cast iron railings. Rectangular chest on a deep, moulded plinth with
a flat, oversailing lid, moulded corner pilasters and similar pilasters to the
centre of the sides and ends. White marble inscription panels commemorate
Thomas Marchant, died 1768, and other members of the family. Cartouche with
armorial bearings on the west end. The railings have diagonally-set square
section verticals with plain spoke finials, the principal standards columnar
with depressed ball finials.

A very complete monument in an outstanding churchyard.

Listing NGR: TQ6796041736

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542091

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings