Monument To John Hosier, Lee Old Churchyard

The monument to John Hosier is a chest tomb located in Lee Old Churchyard, erected around 1767 for John Hosier, who died in the same year and was a Barbary merchant. This stone chest tomb features raised fielded panels on the sides and angle balusters, all resting on a moulded plinth. It is topped with a ledger slab that has a visible inscription.

The old churchyard of Lee contains many significant monuments that showcase the area's Georgian history, particularly as a retirement spot for City merchants and those associated with the Greenwich and Deptford shipyards. In the center of the churchyard are the remains of the tower from the former medieval Church of St Margaret, which is listed as Grade II. The current Church of St Margaret, built between 1839 and 1841, is located to the south side of Lee Terrace and is listed as Grade II*. The churchyard of the current church has later tombs that were primarily used between the 1840s and 1870s, with a decline in usage following the opening of Hither Green Cemetery in 1873.

The tomb of John Hosier is significant as a mid to late 18th-century chest tomb of good architectural quality, featuring angle balusters and panelled sides with a legible inscription. Its connection to trade related to the docks adds to its historical interest.