Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb
Sir Thomas Gray Tomb

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Two red brick tomb chests with stone slab tops and sunk panels on sides. Opposite a stone plaque inset into the chapel wall the two tombs are set side by side. John Penn had the Portland stone plaque acknowledging Gray’s burial installed under the Hastings Chapel window in 1799. The first contains the remains of Thomas Gray, his aunt, Mary Antrobus who died in 1749, and his mother Dorothy Gray who died in 1753. Gray devised the inscription and asked to be buried 'in the vault made by my late dear mother'. He was buried on 6th August 1771. The neighbouring tomb contains the remains of Sara Duckworth, wife of the vicar of St Giles from 1754. She died in 1780. Their son, Vice-Admiral Sir John Duckworth, was in command at the battle of San Domingo which was the last great fleet battle of the Napoleonic wars.

Title

Sir Thomas Gray Tomb

Date

1771

Medium

Portland stone & red brick

Accession number

SL2_BC_S002

Work type

Tomb or mausoleum

Custodian

St Giles's Church

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

26/04/85

Access

time restrictions apply

Inscription description

OPPOSITE TO THIS STONE / IN THE SAME TOMB UPON WHICH HE HAS / SO FEELINGLY RECORDED HIS GRIEF / AT THE LOSS OFA BELOVED PARENT / ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS / OF / THOMAS GRAY / THE AUTHOR OF / "THE ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD" / HE WAS BURIED AUGUST 6TH 1771; tomb slab of Sara Duckworth: here lies buried / Sara, the most gracious wife / of Henry Duckworth / vicar of this parish / she died 17th May 1760 / aged 65 (translation)

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Located at

St Giles's Church, Church Lane,

SL2 4NU

Set approximately eight feet to the east of Hastings Chapel.