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Abington Piggotts - St Michael
Civ M - brass c.1460
Mary-Foster Pigot 1816 by Bscon Jnr |
Babraham - St Peter
Richard 1658 & Sir Thomas Bennet 1667. Standing figures
by Bushnell
Judith Bennet 1713 by Stanton
General Adeane 1802 by Hopper |
Balsham - Holy Trinity
Anglo-Saxon coffin lid
John Sleford 1401 Rector Brass
John Blodwell 1462 Rector Brass
Kn c.1440 2½" Brass? |
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Barton - St Peter
John Martin 1593 & Wife Brass |
Bottisham - Holy Trinity
TC brass lost
Thomas Pledger 1599 & Wife kneeling figures
Lionel & Daniel Allington 1638 2 children, 2 putti by W
Wright
Sir Roger Jenyns 1740 & Wife Standing wall monument. 2
figures on mat
Soame Jenys 1787 by Bacon 1796 |
Boxworth - St Peter
Robert Underwood 1792 signed Payne, St Ives |
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Brinkley - St Mary
Richard White Child Tab 1723 |
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Burrough Green - St Augustine |
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Church unlocked during daylight hours.
Enter (unusually) by small south chancel door. Very helpful
churchwarden. Park free in the lane outside church. Excellent pub in
village
O/S Ref: TL 636 554 |
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Nave -
North Aisle |
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John (1420) &
Elizabeth (1421) Ingoldesthorpe The armour indicates
that the date of the first quater of the 15th century. |
Chancel
- North Wall |
The church was originally more or less
rectangular in plan with the north and south aisles continuing
as chapels on either side of the chancel. These chapels
contained chantries and there were four chantry priests as well
as the rector serving the church. These two chapels were
demolished in the seventeenth century.
The central tomb appears to be slightly buried in the north wall
of the chancel, explained by the fact that this tomb was open to
the north chapel as well as to the chancel. When the north wall of
the chancel was built following the demolition of the north
chapel, this tomb was buried somewhat in the new wall. This can
be seen in the photograph of the north exterior wall of the
chancel where the outline of the canopy of tomb can be seen. There is also
a double piscina set into this wall which original served the
chapel. This indicates that the communication between chancel
and chapel was probably only over the central tomb.
The identification of these tombs is speculative as there in
neither original heraldry not inscriptions remaining. |
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Thomas de Burgh 1 (1330)
Brother of John 1 The armour sets the date of the
effigy to the last quarter of the 14th century |
John (2) de Burgh
(1393) and his second wife Catharine (1409)
? son of Thomas 1, above and succeeded by his son,
another Thomas 2. This is the tomb which, as mentioned above,
communicated with the north chapel. John's effigy can be seen to
be partly buried in the wall and the edge of the canopy above
the tomb can be seen on the now exterior north wall of
the chancel, with two piscinae which
served the chapel, in the photograph above. Note some interesting
features of John's effigy: his legs are crossed which is
unusual in this period, and he lies on a bed of stones, which,
again is unusual but occurs in a few monuments in eastern
England. There is also structure held under his right arm which
I cannot identify. From the armour the effigy looks the latter
quarter of the 14th century. |
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John de Burgh (1) (1330)
In 1328 he decided to retire to
retire and become a monk at which point he left his estates to
his brother Thomas above. The armour sets the date to the last
quarter of the 14th century |
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Burwell - St
Mary
John Laurence de Warboys, Abbot of Ramsey 1542
Palimpsest brass. Reverse: parts of canon and deacon 1325
Thomas Gerard 1613 & Wife Kneeling figures(?)
Lee Cotton 1613 Table tomb with knight (?) In vestry
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Castle Camps - All Saints
Sir James Reynolds 1717 standing wall monument |
Cherry Hinton - St Andrew
Coffin lid with male bust in W wall of tower ?
Capt Serocold 1794 by Flaxman |
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Chippenham - St Margaret
St Thomas Revett 1582 & Wife. Kneeling figures, prayer
desk with children |
Croxton - St James
Edward Leeds 1589 Brass on TC |
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Dullingham - St Mary |
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Henrietta Viscountess
Gormanston (1826) signed by Richard
Westmacott.
She married firstly, Anthony 11th Viscount Gormanston
and secondly the Lt Gen opposite |
Lt Gen
Christopher Jeaffreson (1824) by Richard Westmacott |
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East Hatley -
St Denin
Lady c.1520 Brass. The brass has been removed to the
new church (?) but the matrix is still in the church |
Eltisley - St
Pandionia and St John
Kn (or M Civ) & L mC14 in recess lC14 |
Fen Ditton - St
Mary
John Bones 1813 signed J Bacon & S Manning London |
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Fowlmere - St
Mary
William Mitchell 1745 Standing wall monument by
Thomas Adey |
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Edward Wood (1599) &
Elizabeth Chichele Separate to the main part of the
monument is a frieze on corbels and achievement. No
inscription but arms of Chichele and Clopton; Edwards's
mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter and heiress of Edward
Clopton |
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Gamlingay - St
Mary
R Lane 1732 & Mrs Lane 1754 signed E Bingham of
Peterborough |
Granchester - St Andrew & St Mary
TC |
Graveley - St Botolph
Rev Harry Trotter 1766 signed John Dixon, London |
Great Abington
- St Mary
Sir William Halton 1639 standing wall monument by W
Wright |
Great Shelford - St Mary
Thomas Patesely 1411 Brass |
Great Wilbraham - St Nicholas
Thomas Weston 1750 Ward & Mary 1756 Ward
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Haddenham -
Holy Trinity
Sir Henry Fryer 1631, his parents Thomas 1623 & Mary
1614, and step-mother Bridger. Standing alabaster wall
smonument, big. By W Wright |
Haslingfield - All Saints
Thomas Wendy 1612. Alabaster kneeling couples from 1619
Elizabeth Wendy 1658 kneeling figure
Sir Thomas Wendy 1613 standing figure
Anna Ensor 1654 brass |
Hatley St George - St George
Thomas Quintin 1806 signed E Gaffin, Regent St,
London |
Hinxton - St Mary & St John
Sir Thomas 1416 Selton & 2 Wives Brass
Sir Marmaduke Dayrell & Mother by Edward Stanton (no
details)
Tab by Regnart 1795
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Horningsea - St Peter
Coffin lid fragment in E Wall |
Horseheath -
All Saints
Sir Giles 1522 Alington & son Sir Giles 1586 2 tiers
with a recumbent effigy. No canopy
Sir Giles 1613 & Lady Alington. Alabaster with 2 recumbent
effigies Attrib N Johnson |
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Hildersham -
Holy Trinity |
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Park in road outside church. Church is open
but chancel is locked and alarmed. Very helpful churchwardens
O/S Ref: TL 545 488 |
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This wooden knight and lady, of
about 1300, were unfortunately stolen from the church in 1977;
they have never been recovered. The photographs are taken from
Alfred C Fryer Wooden Monumental Effigies in England and
Wales. The effigies do look rather good but the tomb chest
is modern. |
Skeleton in shroud (c.1485) This was once nailed to the
vestry door: note the keyhole cut between the legs!
These brasses are under the carpet in the chancel; there are
excellent copies mounted on boards at the back of the nave
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Henry Parice (1466)
Note
Trinity
above canopy
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Robert Parys (1408) & Eleanor (Busteler)
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Henry Paris (1427) & Margaret (Poche) Her
brass stolen in 1991. Copy with her brass intact below
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Coffin lid in Easter Sepulchre |
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Isleham - St Andrew |
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The church is unlocked during
daylight hours. You may park free in the village
O/S Ref:
TL 643 743 |
Nave |
Chancel |
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Above: Ethelreda Moody (1733)
(?) and three children buried in the same vault:
Robert, Ethelreda and M____
Right: Ada Jane Watson ( 1856)
South wall of south aisle.Far Right:
Thomas Peyton (1484)
and Two Wives He in armour: brasses on tomb chest;
shields from front gone. Behind is recess with paneling
under arch; heraldry. The brasses are illustrated in
Pevsner. |
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North Chapel |
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Above left: Barbarie Themilthorpe (1619)
Mounted high on
east wall. . Worn inscription and painted shield
above. She died aged seven
Above right: Roger Peachy (1683) He was vicar of
the parish for 37 years. Inscription on slate panel with
surround. Skull below, arms above.
Right: William Bernard. c. 1300. knight in
recess under arch in north wall. Legs once
crossed |
South Chapel |
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Above & right: Possibly Sir John Bernard.
Early 15th century. Straight legs. Note bare head and beard.
Not in situ.
Far right: possible William
Barnard. Late 14th century. Straight legs.
Under a low arch below the window in the south wall. Difficult to
access as now blocked by two later big standing monuments;
the base of one can be seen to the effigy's left.
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Above and near right:
Sir John
Bernard (1451) & Ellen (?)
Brasses on low tomb chest. The
shields on the slab and the sides have gone -
except one of lead on the knight's left.
The Latin inscription is now placed
above the brass canopy remains and records two wives: Ellen
Swynerton and Elizabeth Sakevyle.
Right centre:
Rychard
Peyton (1574) & Mary
Brasses under canopy . Palimpsest. On floor:
roll the carpet back!
Far Right: Sir Robert Peyton (1550) |
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Left and above
left: Sir Robert Peyton
(1590) & Wife. Whole monument and detail of
effigies.
Right and above right:
Sir John Peyton (1616) &Wife.
These two
monuments obscure the knight in the recess in the south
wall |
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Kirtling - All
Saints
1st Baron North 1564 Black marble TC
2nd Baron North 1600 6-poster with recumbent effigy
Edward Myrfin 1553 Brass
Maria North 1841 Tab J E Thomas of London
John Crichton, Marquess of Bath 1848 Gothick by J E Thomas
of London |
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Landwade - St Nicholas |
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The church is situated on a private
estate and is locked. If wishing to visit please write
to Mr Simon Gibson of the nearby Landwade Hall for the
key, stating your interest. You may park on the site.
O/S Ref: TL 626 681
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chancel wall: |
2 simple tablets:
Black with white lettering - facing each other across
chancel: George C Gibson OBE of
Landwade Hall, Exning who died in 1989
at 93 and was buried in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff; his
wife Madeleine who died in 1993
aged 96.
Grey, red lettering:
William James Tatem, 1st Baron Glandy of St
Fagans. Killed by enemy action in 1942
aged 75.
Wall Brasses:
1.William Cotton,
Latin inscription, small brass
2.Ambrose Alexander
Cotton, large brass in stone surround,
heraldry.
3.Charles Edward Baird,
Cpt Seaforth Highlanders 78th Rosshire Buffs. Son of
Brig-Gen Baird. Born 1894, killed in action near
Beaumont Hamel, France. Military badge and medal.
4.Alexander Cotton
of Landwade, Lt RN, son of Rev A A Cotton, ob
1860. Also John Hynde Cotton,
Lt 12th Lancers, son of above, killed by fall from horse
at Secunderabad in 1857 aged 22. Also
Harriet, daughter of Alexander who died
at 16 in 1850 and was buried in
Gronville, Jersey.
5.Henrietta, wife
of Alexander, died 1899 aged 83. Buried
in Quendon. |
South Transept |
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Left, above & right: Sir John Cotton, Knight (1620 aged
77) - son of John Cotton. He married: 1. Elizabeth, 2.
Elizabeth, by whom and had no issue, and 3. Anne, by
whom he had 2 sons - James and John - and 1 daughter -
Katherine; only John survived him.
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Right:
Sir John Cotton (1712 aged
66) - son of the Sir John who died in 1689) &
Elizabeth (1714 aged 57) They had 1 son
- John Hynde - and 7 daughters - Jane, Anne, Catherine,
Elizabeth, Frances, Dorothy and Agnes. 'Sr John was
Recorder of Cambridge for wch. he serv'd many years in
Parliament'. By Thomas Adey
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Above left:
UnassignedSir tomb chest. The back plate has
several indents for brasses with their fixing holes
well visible; the indents suggest there were two kneeling figures with
scrolls, shield and inscription. No inscriptions,
matrices etc on top slab
Above right and far right: Sir John Cotton Bt.
(1689 aged 74) -
son of Sir John Cotton left . He married 1. Jane Hind by
whom he had 2 sons and 2 daughters: John, Thomas, Jane
and Anne. John and Jane survived him. Inscription and
heraldry. |
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Leverington - St Leonard
Spelman Swaine 1761 & Spelman Swaine 1803 |
Linton - St Mary
Henry Paris ? 1425 Brass
Sir John Millicent 1577 & Wife Figures facing each other,
children & bust of 1st Wife. Flat
George Flacke & Sister 1693 Identical monuments with busts
Elizabeth Bacon & Peter Standly, brother. Standing wall monument
by Wilton 1782
Other monuments not listed
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Little Abington - St Mary
Oliver Dalton 1618 |
Little Shelford - All Saints
Recess eC14 Inscip to Sir John, below
Sir John de Freville X-legs Oak (now in recess) 1308
Priest c.1480 Brass
Robert de Freville 1393 & Wife Brass
Thomas de Freville 1405 & Wife |
Little Wilbraham - St John
William Blakway 1521 Brass |
Long Stanton - All Saints
Sit Thomas Hatton 1658 TC with recumbent effigies &
children By E Marshall
Sir Francis Hatton 1812 By Tomson of Cambridge |
Longstowe - St Mary
Sir Anthony Cage 1603 TC with two recumbent effigies
and kneeling children (NB Female effigy is smaller and cruder
that of the male and may come from a similar tomb of John &
Jocasta Cage 1627, now destroyed
Sir Ralph Bovey 1679 Figure rising from ocean |
Madingley - St Mary Magdelene
Dame Jane Cotton 1692 Standing wall monument with
figure
Jane Cotton 1707 Standing wall monument with figure By E
Stanton
Admiral Sir Charles Cotton 1812 Tab by Flaxman
Commander Charles Cotton 1828 by Richard Westmacott |
March - St Wendreda
Andrew Dredeman 1501 & Wife Brass
Anthony Hansard 1507 & Wife Brass |
Milton - All Saints
William Coke 1553 & Wife Brass
Mrs E Knight 1880 Standing figure by Flaxman
Samuel Knight 1829 by Flaxman |
Newton - St Margaret
(near Cambridge)
Francis 1809 & Mrs Anne 1815 Pemberton by Rossi
William Pemberton 1828 by Westmacott Jnr
Christopher 1850 by Physick
Christopher 1870 by Noble
Mrs Montague 1871 by Bohhm
William Ward 1900 brass repoussé
Mausoleum in cy by Ambrose Poynter
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Oakington - St Andrew
coffin lids with foliated crosses |
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Harlton
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Sir
Henry Fryer (1631), his parents Sir Thomas (1623) & Mary
(1614) and his stepmother Bridget.
Alabaster. Bridget reclines below,
Sir Thomas is flanked by his parents. On either sides
caratids: a beared man and a yound woman. Atrrib:
W Wright. |
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Orwell
St Andrew |
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Dr Jeremiah
Radcliffe Rector, wearing the gown of
Doctor of Theology at Trinity College. He was
one of the translators of the King James Bible |
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Rampton
All Saints |
Knight
(later 13th century) in a 14th century chancel
recess. Drawing sword. Note that the legs are not
crossed. The etching is by
Charles Stothard
Fragments of Anglo-Saxon tomb lids
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Sawson - St Mary
Ladsy Elizabeth de la Pole 1423
John Huddlestone 1530
Civilian 1430 brass
Knight 1480 brass
Robert Lockton & Wife 1500
William Richardson 1527
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Shudy Camps - St Mary
Francis Dayrell 1760
Elizabeth Dayrell 1768 by T Carter
Other monuments to Dayrell family 1773, 1790 etc |
Snailwell - St Peter
Tomb chest with quaterfoils |
Soham - St Andrew
Ogee headed tomb recess |
Stapleford - St Andrew
William Lee 1617 brass |
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Stretchworth - St
Peter |
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Above: Ashton Benyon
(1835-1856) signed E Davis Sc
London
Right: Richard Lord Gorges, Baron
of Dundalk (1674) & Bridget. For 12
years he was supringendant and surveyor general
of the draining of the Fens, Bedford Level.
Attrib: A Storey
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Stow-Cum-Quy - St Mary
John Anstey 1465 bass |
Stretham - St James
Nicholas de Kyngestone, rector, late 13 th C
Joan Swan 1497 brass
Anne Brunsell 1667 (sister of Wren) |
Swaffam Prior - St Mary
John Tothyll & Wife 1465 brass
Richard Wates & Wife 1515
William Wates & Wife 1521
M & F civilians 1530 brass
Robert Chambers 1638 brass |
Swavesey - St Andrew
Anne Kempe Lady Cutt 1631 by Edward Marshall |
Teversham - All Saints
Sir Edward Styward 1596 & Wife |
Thriplow - St George
Edward Lucas 1601 |
Weston Colville - St Mary
Robert Leverer 1470 & Wife & Son (as priest) brass
Abraham Gates 1636 & Wife
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Whaddon - St Mary
John d'Eschallers 1469 ? tomb chest
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Whittlesey - St Mary
Tablets of 17th & 19th centuries:
Sir Harry Smith 1862 by G G Adams |
Wicken - St Laurence
Margaret Peyton 1414 brass
John Peyton 1520 brass |
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Wilburton - St Peter
Three panels of tomb chest
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Westly Waterless - St Mary |
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Westley Waterless is a hamlet whose curious
name (it has a large pond) comes from Old English
water-lease , meaning wet clearing. Park near the
church. The church is open daily during daylight hours.
O/S Ref: TL 337 510 |
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Above
left: Brasses to Sir John de Creke and Wife (c. 1325).
Particularly beautiful examples and very informative about
the armour of the period. About life size. Above centre and
right top: Stone effigy of unknown civilian; possible early
14th century. Top right bottom: Medieval coffin lids;
those to the left and right have crosses while that in the
centre looks like it may have been carved with an effigy. |
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Wimpole - St Andrew |
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On the map it's Wimpole: on the
satnav it's New Wimpole. There an Old Wimpole
too and this appears to be a nearby hamlet. Both are now in
Hertfordshire although were formerly in Cambridgeshire.
However this matters little as the church is in neither place
but rather in the grounds of Wimpole Hall, which is now a
National Trust property. You have to park in the grounds of the
hall and there is a charge of £2 for all day when I visited;
note the machine does not accept cards or notes so have the right
money ready. Parking is free to NT members. The church - which
is not NT property - is a short walk away behind the former stable
block which is now a shop. This is the church for the Wimpole
parish, even though it is in the grounds of the Hall. The church is normally
open during daylight hours. The church has neither tower nor
spire and it's easy to miss the cross on the O/S map.
O/S Ref: 337 510 |
Chancel & Nave |
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Admiral Sir John Sydney Yorke (1831)
and two wives: Elizabeth (Weake, née Rattray) &
Urania (Pawlett) |
Rt Hon Charles Philip Yorke PC
(1834) & his wife (added below) Harriet
(Manningham)(1854). By Thomas Denman |
Flora Elizabeth Yorke (1852),
wife of Rector and who died giving
birth to 7th child. Her 2nd child, Lt Henry Eliot
who died at Sholapoor, 1861, and her
mother Elizabeth (1870) |
Above far right top: Hon Agenta Yorke (1850)
Second wife of Rt Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor.
She is shown as a portrait medallion and below is her husbans in
robes of state and her two sons. Signed: J Flaxman RA
Sculptor. Below this: Susan, Countess of
Hardmiche (1886) Buried in Hamble church. |
North - or Chicheley -
Chapel |
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Above,
while monument & detail: Philip, 1st Earl of
Hardwicke (1764) & Margaret Cocks (1761). The standing
figure on the right is of Ahene . Signed:
J.
Stuart, Invt. P. Scheemakers, Sculpr. |
Above, whole monument &detail:
Catharine (Freman) (1759) wife of Hon
Charles Yorke. Signed: J.
Stuart, Invt. P. Scheemakers, Sculpr.MDCCLXI
Right, whole monument &detail:
Sir Thomas Chicheley
(1610), his wife Dorothy (Kemp)(1644),
their children Thomas (1617) & Jane (1632)
and grandson Henry (1652).
Dorothy kneels at the head of the monument, which is set
a little into the wall, on the lower stage while the
children and grandchildren kneel at the side of the lower
stage.
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Top:
Matrix (floor) Lady (c. 1535) with daughters now
in board v right). Male & inscrip lost
Bottom:
Thomas Sheepshank (1818)
Rector
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Above: Thomas Worsely LLB (1501)
Canon residentary of Beverely. Inscription in
Latin. Note Virgin Mary & Child above head. Now on board.
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Above:
Male civilian (c.1500); Lady (v left); her
daughters (v.left); Edward Marshall (1625)
parson; arms (top) & English inscription below
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Lt Hon Victor Alexander Yorke
(1867)
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Richar Beek (1671)
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Wisbech - St Peter & St Paul
Thomas de Braunstone 1401 brass
Thomas Parke 1628 & Wife, kneeling figures facing each other,
with recumbent skelton. Attrib G. Christmas
Mathias Taylor 1633 & Wife similar
Tablets 17th - 19th centuries. Many
E Southwell 1789, seated figure of Hope by Nollekens |
Wood Ditton - St Mary
Henry English 1393 & Wife Brass |
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