Rector W.A.Paxton

W. A. Paxton born 15th Sept. 1818 died 15th Feb 1893 at 2 a.m.
The Rector W. A. Paxton who buried J.N.Vlieland the reverend.
His family appear in Alice's Birthday book in quantity.
He seems to be the fill in between vicars.
He must have made a big impression on Alice as she keeps in touch with him until he died.
W. A. Paxton was the Rector of a Parish near Stalisfield, so the 2 families must have mixed like the Millen's. Interesting to note in 1870-72 Stalisfield only had a living (payment to the incumbent) of £150 whereas the Rector of Otterden got £1,460

In the National archives is a Request kept to erect a war memorial tablet of alabaster on the north wall. DCb/E/F/Otterden, St Lawrence/3 1922
Erection of an alabaster tablet to the memory of the Rev W A Paxton on the wall over the door leading to the vestry. DCb/E/F/Otterden, St Lawrence/4 1930
If there ever was a tablet is not mentioned in the description of the Lawrence Church.

Listing Text

OTTERDEN BUNCE COURT ROAD
TQ 95 SW (west side)

5/243 Church of St. Lawrence
26.4.68.
GV II*

Parish church. 1753-9, possibly designed by the Rev. Granville
Wheler of Otterden Place, on footings of Medieval nave. Chancel
of 1894. Red brick in Flemish bond with plain tile roof.
Rectangular, with very small chapel or alcove for monuments
on noth side, and small chancel. Brick plinth with plain ashlar
coping, rusticated ashlared stone quoins, broad wood eaves band,
projecting eaves with flat soffits and single plain modillions.
Hipped roof. West front (towards Otterden Place) has 2 niches
with round-arched rubbed brick heads and stone cills, with 3
blank rectangular recesses above. Central fielded panelled door
with slightly segmental head, plain stone architrave and triple
keystone, topped with moulded cornice. 3 mid C19 round-headed
stone windows to south side. Interior: Mid C18 detailing. Chinese
Chippendale benches. Brasses to Thomas Seintlegier, d. 1408;
Isobel Chyrche, d. 1488; John Aucher, d. 1502 and James Aucher,
d. 1508. Standing wall monument to William Lewin, d. 1598; alabaster,
with recumbent figures flanked by Corinthian columns carrying
entablature and achievements. Kneeling children to base. Verse
inscriptions. Standing wall monument to John Bunce, d. 1611;
alabaster, with kneeling figures at a prayer desk. Standing wall
monument to Sir Justinian Lewin, d. 1620, attributed to Epiphanius
Evesham (J. Newman, Buildings of England Series, North East and
East Kent, 1969). Alabaster and black marble, with plaster
figures, he lying, she kneeling, with daughter beside. Flanking
columns bearing pediments. Memorial slab to Margaret Slatyer,
d. 1654. Cartouche to Sir George Curteis, d. 1702 with putti to top
and hollow skull to base. Scrolled cartouche to Ann Curteis, d. 1722
(J. Newman, op. Cit.)
Listing NGR: TQ9466854202
Source: English Heritage
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