A halftone print, cut from an unknown magazine or periodical, showing the 12th century grave slab of Gundrada, wife of William de Warenne, housed in St John the Baptist's Church

Date:: 1890 - 1950

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

Reference:: OP31218

Type:: Extract/Cutting

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Description

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.

Next to the image, on the cutting, is the handwritten note 'Reeves, A. Lewes, photo'.

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This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.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

Contact Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Godfrey, Walter Hindes

Keywords

Medieval Grave Slab