Dig My Grave Both Deep And Wide, Place A Radiator At My Side.

[poliphilo]

I almost missed spotting this lady. I mean, you don't expect to find a mid 15th century memorial brass nestled up against a mid 20th century radiator.

Words that come to mind are "inappropriate", "insensitive" and "disrespectful".

Memo to the churchwardens of St Peter and St Paul, Hellingly: Shift the radiator or shift the brass; Give the pretty lady some elbow room.

Please.

PS. We don't know who she is. The Sussex Parish Churches site thinks she may be a member of the Devenish family who lived at the wonderfully named Horselunges Manor.

Comments

[cmcmck]

That's very fine but as you say..........

[poliphilo]

Churches don't always seem to appreciate their treasures.

[shewhomust]

Her expression is wonderful. I hear her saying "What can you expect? You just can't get the staff these days."

[poliphilo]

Standards have slipped since her day.

[sovay]

I mean, you don't expect to find a mid 15th century memorial brass nestled up against a mid 20th century radiator.

She has a great face.

[poliphilo]

The economy of line is wonderful. Whoever made this thing was a master.

[oakmouse]

That's a gorgeous brass, and I hope that whoever inflicted the radiator on it is haunted for the rest of his/her/their days or until they remove it again.

[poliphilo]

It's an old-style radiator. Odds are the person who installed it was already gone to their reward.

[oakmouse]

And may they have gotten exactly what they deserve!