SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF ROBERT BURT
STONE MERCHANT OF THIS PLACE:
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 13TH
1847
IN HIS 60TH YEAR.
HE WAS AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND
AND FATHER
AND FOR HIS MANY VIRTUES
JUSTLY ESTEEMED BY AN UNUSUALLY
LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
ALSO OF
LETITIA, HIS WIFE
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 14TH
1861
IN HER 76TH YEAR
AS A WIFE AND MOTHER
SHE WAS EXEMPLARY
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY THEIR
CHILDREN AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE
FOR THEIR PARENTS’ LOVE
29
(Brass Plaque)
To
the Memory of ROBERT HENRY BURT
SECOND SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED ON THE 30TH
DAY OF DECEMBER
1876
IN THE 56TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
30
(Stained Glass Window)
HILL CREST SCHOOL
WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW
DEDICATED 21ST NOV 1948
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
& IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
of J. Blaikie, T. Fairfax-Cookson P. Forbes, J.Hethey, N. Lushington P. Matthews, D. Minshin, F.
Thresher M. Thresher, T. Tibbetts, E.
Wedderburn
and Alistair C. Lloyd
former pupils of Hill Crest School
who gave their lives in the War of 1939-45
South aisle South wall:
31.
(Brass Plaque)
HERE LIETH INTERRED THE BODY
OF THOMAS SERRELL THE SONN
OF ANTHONY SERRELL OF SWAN-
WHICH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
THE 28TH OF JUNE ANNO
DNI 1639
32
Underneath
lieth with two
of her Children SARAH Wife of Captn M. COLE
of the ROYAL NAVY
who Died the 27th Octr
1788
Aged 56 Years
33
(Brass Plaque)
TO THE MEMORY OF SUSANNA ANNE ARBON
DAUGHTER OF ROBERT AND LETITIA
BURT
AND NIECE OF JOHN AND SUSANNA MOWLEM
LATE OF THIS PARISH. WHO DIED ON
THE FIFTEENTH
DAY OF JULY AD 1871. IN HER FORTY
SECOND YEAR
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HER
NEPHEWS AND
NIECES AS A RECORD OF THEIR GREAT
LOVE AND RESPECT
FOR HER MEMORY AND THEIR LOSS IN HER DEATH
34
(Brass Plaque)
Here lyeth buried ye body of Henry Welles
of Godlingstone seconde sonne of
Thomas We-
lles of Bradbridge in ye countie
of South Es-
quier who being of the age of 91
departed this
life ye 25th of January
1607 and also ye body of Marie his first wife sister and heire to John Pole
of Godlingstone Esquier, who djed
in Ano 1560
West wall
35.
(Brass Plaque)
TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCIS ALFRED BURT
DIED MARCH 11TH 1898
AGED 73 YEARS
ALSO OF CATHERINE DAMARIS BURT
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED DECR 24TH 1888
AGED 65 YEARS
Nave
36
PRAISE HIM UPON THE LOUD CYMBALS
PSALM CL VERSE V.
ST MARY’S CHURCH SWANAGE
THE PEAL OF EIGHT BELLS WAS FIRST
CHIMED IN 1888,
THE YEAR AFTER THE JUBILEE OF
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA.
PREVIOUSLY FOUR BELLS ONLY WERE
HUNG, AND THESE
WERE FOUND TO BE IN BAD CONDITION;
THEY WERE THEREFORE
SENT TO MESSRS TAYLOR’S FOUNDRY,
LOUGHBOROUGH;
THREE TOO BE RETURNED, AND ONE
RECAST.
THESE ARE NOW THE 4TH,
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH BELLS OF THE PEAL.
THE FOUR NEW BELLS, NAMELY THE 1ST
(TREBLE), 2ND, 3RD,
AND 8TH (TENOR) BELLS,
ALSO CAST AT MESSRS TAYLOR’S
FOUNDRY, WERE ADDED IN THE YEAR
ABOVE MENTIONED
BY GEORGE BURT AND HIS FAMILY, TO
PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
OF HIS WIFE. THE THREE OLD BELLS, RETURNED,
BEAR RESPECTIVELY THE FOLLOWING
INSCRIPTIONS:
“THINKE ON GOD, I.W. 1612”
“FEAR GOD”, I.W. 1612”
“HONOUR THE KING, I.W. 1621”
THE OLD BELL, RECAST, WAS
INSCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
“LESSER AND PACK OF LONDON, FECIT
1764”
THE FOUR BELLS, ADDED IN THE YEAR
1888, EACH BEAR
THE FOLLOWING INSCRIPTION.
“TO THE MEMORY OF MRS ELIZABETH
BURT, WHO DIED AT
PURBECK HOUSE, JANUARY 6TH
1886”
THE COST OF REPAIRING THE OLD
BELLS, FIXING NEW
FRAMEWORK, AND HANGING THE PEAL OF
EIGHT BELLS, WAS
DEFRAYED FROM THE INCOME OF THE
CHURCH LANDS FUNDS.
T.A. GURNEY – RECTOR
N.C. WHITE
C. BURT CHURCHWARDENS
37
(Brass plaque)
TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES THOMAS HILLIER
FOR 47 YEARS ORGANIST
OF THIS CHURCH WHO DIED
25 OCTOBER 1929 AGED 66
38
IN MEMORY OF NURSE GOLDSMITH
WHOSE WORK AMONGST THE SICK
OF THIS TOWN GAINED HER
THE RESPECT & AFFECTION
OF ALL WHO KNEW HER
DIED MAY 1ST 1905
BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS
& SO FULFIL THE LAW OF CHRIST
39
(Marble Tablet)
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY DIGBY COTES DELAMOTTE
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS A SURGEON OF
THIS TOWN. WHO WAS BORN AT OXFORD
JULY 19TH 1796, DIED AT
SWANAGE
FEBRUARY 13TH 1874 AND
WAS INTERRED
IN SWANAGE CEMETERY
ALSO OF RUTH, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
AND DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH MARTEN
OF RINGWOOD WHO WAS BORN MAY 2ND 1792 DIED SEPTEMBER 16TH
1834
AND WAS INTERRED IN THE BURIAL
GROUND, SWANAGE
“THERE REMAINETH A REST TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD”
40
(Brass Plaque)
TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE COTES DELAMOTTE, M.R.C.S.
WHO FOR MANY YEARS WAS A
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
OF THIS
TOWN AND WAS CHURCHWARDEN
OF THIS PARISH FOR
17 YEARS
HE DIED 30TH OCT. 1922
AGED 93 YEARS
41
(Brass Plaque)
THE AUDIO SYSTEM IN THIS
CHURCH IS DEDICATED TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
IN GRATITUDE FOR THE LIFE OF DORIS EVELYN MORTLEY WARD
PLEASE CONTINUE
TO REMEMBER HER
42
(Plaque Beneath South-West Window)
In loving memory of Elizabeth
Sophia the wife of T. Davies Sewell of the City of London
and daughter of George Burt of
London Westminster and Purbeck House Swanage
who died
3rd December 1880 aged
37
She was a devoted wife and mother
and a fond affectionate daughter. This
window was placed in this Parish Church by the bereaved families of her
Husband and Father
43
(Brass Plaque)
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WALTER GIBBS
DIED JANUARY 21 1906
“WHY SHOULD I FEAR THE DARKEST
HOUR
OR TREMBLE AT THE TEMPTER’S POWER
JESUS VOUCHSAFES TO BE MY TOWER”
In Floor
By south door
44
Here Underneath Lieth ye body of THOMAS COCKRAM [of Whitecliff]
Gent
the son of Brune Cockram Formerly
Rector
of this Parish who Departed this
life ye 5th[?]
Day of April in ye year of our
LORD 171[5]
… 72d year of his Age.
Let this your great ell[?] care be
so to die
that you may hereafter Have
Eternally
45
William Son of John Taylor Esqr
of the H’land of Nevis Died
June 15th 1789 aged 8
Years
HERE ALSO LIE THE REV. W. TAYLOR
THE REV G. TAYLOR
AND SARAH WIFE OF THE
REV W. TAYLOR
SHE DIED IN PEACE
OCT 27TH 1850
AGED 80 YEARS
46
HIC JACET [GUILIELMUS ROSE,
GENEROSUS]
GUILIELM[I ROSE HUJUSEE ECCLESIE]
N[UPER RECTORIS]
F[ILIUS NATU MASCIMUS]
QUI OBIIT [XXVIII DIE OCT ANN DM
MDCC
AT[ATIS SUNE XXXI]
47
HIC J[UCET GULIELMUS ROSE]
HUJ[US ECCLESIEC RECTOR] QUI
O[BIIT]
QVI[NDECIMO DIE NO[VEMBRIS]
A[NNO DOMINI 16]90
[HERE LIETH THE] BODY O[F]
[DOROTHY ROSE] THE W[IFE]
[WILLIAM ROSE] FORMERLY
[RECTOR OF THIS] CHURCH
[SHE DIED THE] SECOND [JANUARY]
[ANNO] DOM 170[5]
West Wall
48
To the Memory of MR. TIMOTHY CHINCHEN
who was Intered in this Church
Yard
the 2nd. of October
1766
in the 62nd. Year of his Age
His disconsolate Widow and
Children
erected this Monument to his well
approved Virtue and their
Irreparable Loss
Also MARY Wife
of the above TIMO.
CHINCHEN
who died the 3rd Decemr. 1767
in the 65th. Year of her Age
Also MARY Wife of TIMO. CHINCHEN Son of
the above TIMO. and MARY CHINCHEN
who died 8th July 1790. Aged 52 Years
49
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ERNEST
PITCHER V.C.
WHO WAS ALSO AWARDED
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
THE MILITARY MEDAL AND THE CROIX
DE GUERRE
FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY
1886-1946
50
Sacred to the Memory of JOSEPH EDMONDS
Commander of the DEFIANCE of 24
Guns
Whose Bravery in conquering a
French
Ship of superior Force in 1758
was
generously rewarded by the
Underwriters
and Merchants of the City of
LONDON
He died at Swanage 26th
September 1794
Aged 74 Years
And PRISCILLA his Wife an
affectionate Mother
to their Children; she died 18th
March 1801 Aged 73
Both Buried in the Church nearly
Under
This Monument Placed here, as a
testimony of
Filial Affection and Gratitude
To the Memory of JAMES Eldest Son of JOSEPH & PRISCILLA EDMONDS
Commander of the NEW ALBION
Died at Jamaica 5th
July 1794
Aged 33 Years
Also of JOHN Youngest Son of
the said JOSEPH & PRISCILLA
Commander of the Dorset
Who was kill’d Gallantly
defending his Ship
against the French off the
Island of Cuba
21st October 1794
Aged 29 Years
51
In MEMORY of Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN late
of this Place
Mercht. Who died in
LONDON Novr. 14th
O.S. 1733 and was buried in the
Church of
ST OLAVE HART STREET
And ALSO of MARY CHAPMAN his Daughter;
Who died at SILTON in this
County
May 9th. O.S. 1749
And is HERE interrd.
PEACE to your awful Shades. YE RIGHTEOUS dead
Whose Loins are girded, & whose Lamps are fed
In MORALS upright, in RELIGION good
Allied by VIRTUE, as allied by BLOOD
The JEWELL present Men esteem as Dross
Too late, We learn the VALUE, by the Loss
While Ye to REALMS ABOVE, impartial, rise
The MANSIONS destined for the JUST, & WISE
For all who in this arduous
POINT excell
The CARE of LIVING, & of DYING well
Hoc Saltem
Exemplis, & Beneficiis huiusmodi,
A Filio, & Fratre hinc inde
deoinctissimo,
Pictatis, & Desidery Munuseulum,
Sese absolvendum
Sistit.
J.C.P.
Here also lies SUSA
BEATA CHAPMAN
youngest Daughter of the Above
JNO CHAPMAN
who died May the 4th
1774
And Thou-True patern of Assiduous Care
With thy dear Kindred Souls in endless Glory Share
52
Brass Plaque
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF CYRIL HERBERT SHARPE
PHYSICIAN OF THIS TOWN
BORN APRIL 14. 1860 – DIED MARCH
2. 1919
“HONOUR A PHYSICIAN WITH THE
HONOUR DUE TO HIM FOR THE
USES YE MAY HAVE OF HIM: FOR THE
LORD HATH CREATED HIM”
ECCLESIASTICUS XXXVIII.I
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
53
Marble Tablet
THE LIGHTING OF THIS CHURCH WAS
RENEWED & IMPROVED IN MEMORY OF FRANCES BEATRICE METCALFE-SMITH
THE GIFT OF HER DAUGHTERS A.D. 1953
Vestry Wall
54
Brass
Orate pro aibus Willi Clavell et
Margarete ac Alic…
ejus quom animabus picietur Deus Amen
Choir Vestry Wall
55
Brass
Suche as I was so be you, and as I am so shall you be
and of the soule of John harde god
have mercy the
whiche decessed the XVII day of
March ye yer of o’Lord MVCX
Brass Plaques on North-West Pillar
56
To the Glory of God
and in loving memory of Elizabeth Christian Phippard
and John Oldfield Phippard
Who are buried in the Swanage
Cemetery
This brass is placed by
their only surviving sister Arabella Sarah Phippard
January 1891
His will is our peace
God be merciful to me
57
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY
OF OUR COUSIN Phyllis Palmer
WHO DIED
January 16th 1966 MARJORIE DORIS & META BRISTOW
Plaque on North-East Pillar
58
TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY
GOD AND IN EVER LOVING
MEMORY OF HIS SERVANT CLARA ELIZABETH LONG
WHO FELL ASLEEP AT
SWANAGE ON THE
17TH OCTOBER 1923 AFTER
A
LONG LIFE SPENT IN THE
SERVICE OF HER MASTER