Interior view of the Gundrada Chapel at St John the Baptist Church, showing the lead burial cists of William de Warenne and his wife Gundrada

Date:: 1890-1922

Location:: St John The Baptist Church, Gundrada Chapel, Southover High Street, Lewes, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex

Reference:: PC41348

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Halftone)

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Description

William de Warenne and his wife Gundrada died at the end of the 11th century. Their burial cists were discovered in 1845 during the construction of the Lewes-Brighton Railway line. An extension, in the form of a neo-Norman chapel, was then built at St John the Baptist's Church in 1847 to house the tombs. The chapel is located at the east end of the south aisle.

On the back of the postcard 'out of album' is written.

Content

This is part of the Series: PEW01/02 Phillip Edmund Wills Street Collection, Postcards; within the Collection: PEW01 Phillip Edmund Wills Street Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Tomb, Medieval Chest Tomb, Medieval Church, Victorian Chapel