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Title
Tomb of Amon Wilds
Date
1833
Medium
brick & stone
Measurements
H 165 x W 180 x D 65 cm;
Plinth: H 75 x W 250 x D 125 cm
Accession number
BN1_LS_S023
Acquisition method
commissioned by Amon Henry Wilds
Work type
Tomb or mausoleum
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the front of the tomb: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MR. AMON WILDS / DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH 1833 AGED 71 YEARS / A REMARKABLE INCIDENT ACCOMPANIES THE PERIOD AT WHICH THIS GENTLEMAN CAME TO SETTLE IN BRIGHTON / THROUGH HIS ABILITIES AND TASTE THE ORDER OF THE ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE OF BUILDINGS IN BRIGHTON / MAY BE DATED TO HAVE CHANGED FROM ITS ANTIQUATED SIMPLICITY AND RUSTICITY; AND ITS IMPROVEMENTS / HAVE SINCE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED. HE WAS A MAN OF EXTENSIVE GENIUS AND TALENT AND IN HIS / REPUTATION FOR UPRIGHTNESS OF CONDUCT COULD ONLY MEET ITS PARALLEL; on the rear of the tomb: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MRS. SARAH WIFE OF MR. AMON WILDS / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 3RD 1822 AGED 37 YEARS / ANN HUNTER RELICT OF AMON WILDS / WIFE OF THOMAS HUNTER / DIED MAY 19TH 1867 AGED 80 YEARS
