Tomb House

TM 26 SE FRAMLINGHAM STATION ROAD

4/125 Tomb House (formerly listed as Thomas Mills' 7.12.66 Tomb)

GV II

A Mausoleum enclosing the combs of Thomas Mills and his 'faithful servant' William Mayhew. Early C19. Brick and stucco, with rustication to the quoins and a flat, lead-covered roof. A 2-light window to the front, and a single- light window on each side, all in Tudor style, with hoodmoulds, pointed arches and spandrels. The lights have very small leaded panes behind wire netting. At the rear is a doorway with a similar surround and boarded door. A black marble tablet below the window on the front is inscribed: 'In memory of Thomas Mills (who died Jany. 13th,1703). Founder of the adjoining Almshouses, and Donor of several Estates to charitable uses, Also his faithful Servant William Mayhew.' Inside the Tomb House is a table monument with the following inscription on a black marble slab: 'Here Lyeth Interred the Body of THOMAS MILLS, late of Framlingham, in the County of Suffolk, who Departed this Life January the 13th Anno Dom. 1703, in the Eightieth year of his Age. Who Gave an Almshouse, & other Large Gifts to the Town of Framlingham & to six other Towns where his Estate lay.' William Mayhew, who died in 1713, lies buried on the north side of the tomb under a stone slab flush with the floor.

Listing NGR: TM2837563241