The portcullis motif is a shorthand way of showing the deceased had been a member of parliament.

St Peter, Lowick, Northamptonshire
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Although the church has early 14th-century origins, it is mainly late 14th and early 15th century, being built for the Greene family of Drayton House.

John Rathbone was Member of Parliament 
 for Lewes from 1974-1997.
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