Tombs in the Churchyard of All Saints Church is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1999. A C18 Tomb.

Tombs in the Churchyard of All Saints Church

WRENN ID
slow-span-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion MP: Siân Berry (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1999
Type
Tomb
Address
Tombs in the Churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Hill, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 302 090
Coordinates
50.86654, -0.15036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tombs in the churchyard of All Saints Church in Brighton consist of several notable memorials. There are seven table tombs located approximately 3 to 8 meters from the southeast corner of the church. The inscriptions on these tombs include 'CHARLES SCRASE' (died 1823), 'PHILADELPHIA SCRASE' (died 1811), 'WILLIAM (?) RICHARD SCRASE' (died 1790), 'ANNA SCRASE' (date of death indecipherable), 'JOHN SCRASE' (died 1785), 'HARRY SCRASE FARNCOMBE' (died 1791), and a tomb with a difficult-to-read inscription, likely dedicated to 'RICHARD -------', situated between the latter two. All the tombs are made of stone, with those of Charles Scrase and William (?) Richard Scrase featuring decorative rectangular panels on either side. The remaining tombs have inscription panels on each long side that intersect the vase-shaped body of the tomb.

Additionally, there is another table tomb located approximately 3 meters east of the vestry, also made of stone. This tomb has inscription panels on each long side, but the inscriptions are indecipherable. The body of the tomb is decorated with winged death's-heads and cherubim on the south side, and skulls and cherubim on the north side.

Lastly, there is a tomb situated in the angle of the chancel and south aisle, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. This tomb features a simply moulded plinth that supports an urn and is surrounded by cast-iron railings topped with spearhead finials.

Local climate

Tombs in the Churchyard of All Saints Church receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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