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Top Row: Detail
of the Sir William Aston monument (see below)
Lower Row Left to Right:1. Sir William Aston (1702)
Attrib to Grinling Gibbons 2.Another
Aston (1697) Bad copy of Gibbons. 3. Sir Thomas Aston & John Aston
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| Sir Hugh
Calveley (1393/4) One of the great captains of the 100
Years' War; he served in France and Spain under the Black Prince
and John of Gaunt. Alabaster. The weepers which stood in the
nices around the tomb chest are now lost. The grille is
original. He was founder of the college. |
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Sir George Beeston (1602)
aged 99-102.
Incription. At 89 he was captain of the Dreadnought fighting
against the Armada and was knighted at sea by Lord Howard of
Effingham. |
Jane Johnson (1741 aged 24)
Also
Hamilton
&
Joseph,
her sons by her
husband Henry, a dancing master. Inscription. The monument
originally stood close to the main
altar but the vicar was 'so disturbed by
by the bulging udders' of Jane, that he had the statue buried in the
churchyard, where it was discovered by chance in 1882 and
first thought to be that of the Virgin Mary. |
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Farndon - St Chad |
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Sir Patrick de Barton (1377)
Latin inscription: 'Here
lies Patrick of Barton, pray for him' |
Above:
'Near this place lie the remains of
John son
and heir of William Barnston of Churton Esq...1661.
He married Alice sole heiress of Thomas Trafford of Bridge
Trafford Esq by whom he had issue one son Trafford Barston'
'Here lyes the remains of
William Barnston
of Churton Esq. He married Dorothy Brooke daughter of Thomas
Brooke of Little Sankye Esq and sister to Sir Richard Brooke
of Norton Kt. He was a person of great worth and entegrety
and ventured his life and fortune with King Charles the
First. He was sent prisoner from Oxford to London where he
continued till he paid his composition for his estate. He
dyed ye 8th of March 1664.' He commisioned
the civil war window in the church to commemorate the
defenders of Chester. |
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| Sir Randal
Brereton (1522) & Wife Alabaster. They were the parents of William
Brereton who was executed as the lover of Anne Boleyn |
| Sir Hugh
Cholmondeley (1605) and Mary, his second wife who was
the widow of Sir Randall Brereton. Alabaster |
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Above and Left
'
Here lies the
body of Urian Davenport at one time rector
of Malpas and vicar of Acton, which said vicar died 28 July
AD 1495
on whose soul may the Lord have mercy. Amen'
Alabastar incised slab
Right
Carol Anne Julia Cholmondeley (1815
age 20) by
Westmacott |
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| ' Here
lieth Sir Thomas Smith
of Hough kt and
Dame Alice
his wife daughter of Sir William Brereton
of Brereton kt ... which Sir Thomas died the 21 December
1614' |
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Tarporley - St Helen |
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| Sir John Crew (1711)
Attrib. Andries Carpentiere.
White Marble |
Jane Done (1622)
&
her sister Mary Crew (1690)
&
the latter's Grandaughter (1674)
Attrib.
William Stanton 1697
White marble. |
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| George Cotton (1702), Hugh
Calveley Cotton Two sons - the latter an infant - of
Sir Robert Cotton of Combermere Kt and Bt. And
Philadelphia (1707),
wife of the former |
Lawrence Starkey (1611);Arthur,
his father, (1622);
Arthur,
his son, (1641); the latter's sons,
Arthur (1641)
&
Thomas (1641). Also
George, son of George Starkey
(1641).
Sons of John Starkey: Charles (166_)
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Peter (1663), Arthur (1688).
George Starkey (1666).
John Starkey (1700),
interred at Gt Budworth. Richard Starkey (1700).
Thomas (1707),
Thomas (1713 ) sons of
Thomas Starkey (1714) |
Wellington Henry Stapleton Cotton,
2nd Viscount Combermere (1891) |
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Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere
(1865) Signed:
W Theed of London.
A
brilliant soldier who had two village pubs named after his
victories. |
Thomas Starkey (1802)
By
John Bacon Jnr |
John Jennings (1808)
By
John Bacon Jnr.
Erected by his sister, who was
wife of Thomas Starkey. |
Eleanor Starkey (1811)
widow of Thomas
Signed:
J Bacon junr sculptr, London 1809 |
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| With many thanks to Clare Hartwell for the photographs on this
page and to Jean McCreanor for the photographs and information in
Farndon, Bunbury, Malpas and Nantwich |
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