Churchwardens Boards
Name/Title
Churchwardens Boards
Date Made
1726
Medium and Materials
Wood
Public Description (About this object)
Two wooden boards listing all Churchwardens of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church since 1726, mounted in the south-west stairwell of the building.
Inscription and Marks
Inscribed at the top: The First Stone of this New Church which was built at the Expense of the Land Owners and inhabitants of the Parish was laid March 19th 1721, by his late Majesty King George The 1st. Rt Revd Father in God Richard, Lord Bishop of Saum, being his Proxy, who gave the workmen 100 Guineas and afterwards to the Parish 1,500 pounds for purchasing an Organ. The Church was Consecrated Oct. 20th 1726, by the Rt. Revd. Edmund Lord Bishop of London, Dr Zachy Pearce, Vicar now Lord Bishop of Bangor, and CHURCHWARDENS. (names of churchwardens 1726-present)
Object number
SMITF.H.10