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Gillingham
Godmanstone
Hinton St Mary Horton
Mappowder
Marnhull
Melbury Osmond
Melbury Samford
Milton Abbas
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Gillingham - St Mary |
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NB: Unlike the
Kent town of the same name, this is pronounced with a hard
initial G
O/S Ref: ST 808 265 |
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| Frances Diroe (1733).
The arms are Diroe impaling White |
The figures represent the commemorated and
her two sisters, or the Three Graces |
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| The Rev John
Jesop, Vicar of Gillingham, (1625) & Dr Thomas Jessop
(1615) One effigy (probably that of Thomas) is below a
wall arch while the other (John) is below a totally free standing
arch.There appear to be various fragments behind and on top of
the effigy under the wall arch. |
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| Edward Read (1779)
and other members of his family.
Marble tablet with slate surround. by Francis Lancashire & Son of Bath |
Sir Henry Dirdoe
(1724)
Latin inscription
Marble
by John Bastard of
Blanford |
John Pern vicar
(1770) and others of his family. Marble |
Mary (Goddard) Helyar (1750)
Marble |
Mary Read (1764)
Marble |
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Above: Anne Wheildon (1861)
Right: Thomas Godwin and his
daughter Sarah (both 1814)
Marble by
Langley of Hinton |
Edward Sly (1795)
and other members of his family, 1805-37. Marble
Both the monuments to the left are illegible; the nearer is
probably Edward Davenport (1679) Slate with
painted Latin inscription; the other John Tunney (1728)
Marble (RCHM)) |
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Above:
Margaret Jane Goodenough
(1834)
Right: Revds. George (1844), Murray (1850)
& Matthew ( 1852) Vicars The latter was Rector here
and Perpetual Curate of Nether Carne
Far Right: Frances Helen Wainewright (1852)
plaster relief |
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Hinton St Mary -
St Peter |
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Ref: ST 787 161 One of those unusual
villages where the name of the village and dedication of the
church differ |
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Above left: Richard Castleman (1771)
and others of the same family
Above centre: Richard Castleman (1771)
and others of the same family
Above right (detail of skull) and far right: Thomas Freke (1655) |
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Left, above and immediately right:
Knight
Purbeck marble, early 14th century, said to be
Sir Giles Baose
(1305)
Lady Stone,
early 14th century, said to be Beatrice Boase
Far right: 'The Body of Miss VICTORIA UVEDALE
Daughter of William Uvedale [and] of Elizabeth his
wife) who dyed the 3rd day of June AD 1680 Aged 6 Years
and 9 Months is interred under this Marble which is laid upon
her by the Will of her dear Aunt Mrs LUCY UVEDALE who
is also buried in this Chancel' |
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Above:
Minature (18" long) effigy of knight now in
recess near east end of south aisle.
He holds a
heart or casket indicating likely heart burial.
Left & Right:
Two of three tablets formerly in the
chancel but following 19th century restorations are now in the tower; the third is too high to
reasonably photograph.
On the left is the lower monument which is on the north
wall. To Elizabeth Jeffrey
(Cocker) (1644).
Above this (not shown) is to
Mary Brune
(Cocker) (1636)
On the right the monument on the south wall. To
Robert Cocker (1624),
wife
Amy
(1648) and son
Robert (1643) |
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John Carnet (c. 1478)
Husband and two wives in
alabaster. The stone tomb chest is 19th century work,
possible a copy of the original alabster a fragment of which
is set in the south side. |
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| Rev Conyers Place MA (1738),
and wife Mary (1741) '...one Son...CONYERS, the preſent
Rector...) |
Rev Conyers Place AM (1778)
Rector and wife Magdelene (1737). Also
their daughter Mary (1778) and three sons -
Conyers, Conyers and William - who died in infancy. |
Rev Edward Place AM (17-8)
Son of Rev Conyers Place, Rector. |
John Pope (1653) & Anna
Pope (1676) |
Robert Warren
(1596) Stone with brass insert by Lynel Brine |
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| James Galpin (1829) Clarke
fecit Blanford |
Thomas (1812) & Martha (1797) Burt |
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Left: Robert Harvey
Place (1840) 4th son of John Conyers Place. Right:
Rev Harry Place AM (1828) younger son of
Conyers & Magdelene, who succeeded his father as rector; wife
Jane (1807) Also Rev Harry Place (1807),
younger son. ReevesBath |
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Left:
Mathew Jenkins
Above Left: John Perkins (1811)
and His wife Mary (1832)
Above Right: John Perkins (1827), his
daughter Maria (1828) his son John
William Jenkins (1834) and his wife Mary (?)
Right: This is not a church
monument as such but records the rebuilding and refurbishment of
the church by the gift of Mrs Susanna Strangeways Horner
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Above: Sarah Perkins
(1834), Susanna Perkins (1863) Mary Perkins (1867)
Right: John Perkins 'existence
was terminated the twenty fourth of June....' 1791;
his sister Susanna (1799) |
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| Melbury Sampford |
The church is regretably on private propery
but may be visited by prior
appointment by contacting the secretary at Melbury Stamford
House.
You probably won't find it on your Satnav but the O/S
Ref
is ST 578 060 |
| Sir Giles Strangeways (1547)
Also to his wife Joan (Mordaunt), his wife. Alabaster
and Purbeck marble. Possibly a Brouning and only
appropriated by the the Strangeways who built the house. |
William Brouning (1467)
Also to Katherine (Dru) &
Alice (Burton) his wives. Erected by Alice in 1647.
Tomb chest and canopy of Purbeck marble; effigy of alabaster.
Identical to the left. |
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| Sir John Strangways (1666) |
Susannah (Strangeways) Horner (1758) White
marble on Purbeck backing |
Grace (Wood)
wife of Rev
William Samm |
Stephen, Earl of Ilchester (1776) There
are very similar monuments to
Thomas Strangeway sen
(1713), Susannah (Ridout) (1718) his
wife & John Strangeways (1716);
and another to
his children (1706): Sussanah (1678), Giles (1698),
Wadham (1694/5) & Henry (1706) |
Stephen
Fox-Strangeways, Lord Stavordale (1848) |
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Above and left (detail):
Denzil Vesey Fox-Strangeways (1901) The dog
looks like it would grace an early 20th century mantlepiece
Right: Caroline Leonora Stephen, Countess of Ilchester (1821)
White marble by Chantrey |
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John Brouning & Eleanor (Fitz-Nycholl) his wife;
also William Brouning & Katherine (Dru)
his wife c1500 |
Sir
Gyles Strangeways (1562 |
Thomas (1726) & Susannah Strangeways
Marbles.
According to Horace Walpole the
Latin inscription is by Dr Friend |
Strangeways
family |
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Left: Baron Hambro (1877) marble
effigy and tombchest with stone canopy designed by Scott
Above: Baroness Hambro |
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Above:
Caroline (Sackville) Damer (1775)
the 1st wife of
Lord Milton, the builder
of the house. White matble. Designed by Robert Adam
and carved by Agostino Carlini
Right: Mary (Tregonwell) Banks (1703/4),
James Banks (1724) & John Banks (1725) |
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Perbeck marble monument appropriated by
Sir John Tegonwell (1565),
who had bought
the estate and buildings at the dissolution of the abbey
when the abbey church became the pari |
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