A round arched doorway and the tomb recess of Gundrada, in the Neo-Norman chapel at the east end of the south aisle in St John the Baptist's Church

Date:: 1900 - 1920

Location:: St John The Baptist's Church, Southover High Street, Lewes, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex

Reference:: OP31216

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Halftone)

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Description

Next to the print, on the mount, is the note 'BB53/1014 shows arch & effigy'.

The burial cists of Gundrada (d 1085) and her husband, William de Warenne (d 1088), were discovered in October 1845 during the construction of the Lewes to Brighton railway line. A chapel was built to the house the remains, often referred to as the Gundrada Chapel.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/40 Early Photographic Print Collection: East Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Godfrey, Walter Hindes

Keywords

Neo Norman, Chapel, Parish Church, Altar Tomb