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Arkesden - St Mary |
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| If you have visited Clavering, then continue
on the B1038
to
Hill Green when the roads turns to the right but carry straight
on along a
Yellow Road
north; at the T-junction turn left and
then turn right to Arkesden. The church is open and there is
some limited parking outside the church. O/S Ref: TL 482 346 |
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John Croxby
Vicar here 1435-1456. He had previously been vicar of
Islington and after leaving here of South Mimms
and then East Ham. Wearing cassock and surplice |
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John Withers (1692) &
Wife Attributed to Edward Pearce Right: Richard Cheek (1740) Below: Richard (1592) & Mary Cutte Monument, close up of effigies, kneeling children and whole six poster ; notice the boys have been beheaded by not the girls! I've seen this curiosity in other churches. A modern paint job! |
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| Heavy armour, heavy carving and heavy painting give this a fair ground appearance. | ||
| Other Monuments |
| Thomas (1795)
& Elizabeth (1794) Wolfe. '... their remains are depoſited
in a vault beneath...' '...In the same vault is laid the body of
Mary ... (1818) ... eldest daughter of
above...' '... And alſo the body of Elizabeth
... (1822) ... the only surviving daughter...'
White tablet on black background. Rev'd W Birch Wolfe (1864) & Marianne Birch Wolfe (1897) Brass Richard Birch Wolfe (1859) '... remains are laid in the vault beneath this chancel...'. His wife Emily (1879) '...was interred in the Hastings cemetery.' White tablet, black background Lt George Whitmore Beadle MC RASC (1919) '... died on active service in Euskirchen, Germany...' Age 27. Brass '... In the vault beneath this chancel are deposited the earthly remains of...' Lucy Wolfe (1823). '... In the same vault are also deposited the remains of John Wolf (1827) Husband of Lucy and son of '...Thomas and Elizabeth ... whose deaths are recorded upon a tablet in this chancel.' White tablet on black background. '... In a vault beneath the altar repose the remains of...' Sophia Birch Wolfe (Paris) (1840) White tablet with urn on black background. Rev Thos J Griffinhoofe (1869) Sometime vicar. His wife Henrietta Sophia (1909). '... their bodies rest in a vault in the churchyard...' Brass. John George Griffinhoofe (1900) Second son of the above. Brass. |
| Boreham - St Andrew |
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| Radcliffes, Earls of Sussex (1542, 1567 &
1583) Alabaster. By Richard Stevens of Southwark. It was completed in 1589 and cost £266-13s-4d |
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Sir Edward (1561) & Frances (née
Neville) (1589) Waldegrave.
Six poster.
He was
Master of the Wardrobe and, as an officer in
Mary Tudor's household, was imprisoned in the
Tower in Edward VI's reign for refusing to
prevent Mary from celebrating mass, but was
released on health grounds. He served Mary Tudor
on her becoming Queen but objected to her
marriage to Philip of Spain and was pensioned
off. He was again imprisoned in the Tower
in Elizabeth's reign for allowing mass to
be said in his house. He died in the Tower and
was buried in St Peter ad Vincula there. His
wife outlived him by 38 years and later married
Lord Chidiok Paulet, son of the Marquis of
Winchester. Their children are shown and named: Charles, Nicholas, Magdalen, Marie, Kathrine, Mary, Frances, Christopher. Frances had one son - Thomas - from her second marriage. |
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| Magdela Southcote (1598) daughter of Magdalen Waldegrave (above) and John Sothcote. | |
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| John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford (1539) &
Wife. Black marble. Four daughters and four sons kneel on opposite sides; the latter are not now visible as the monument is now against the wall instead of in the middle of the choir as it was originally placed. The Earl and his Wife are represented kneeling on the lip below the coat of arms. Perhaps by Cornelius Harman |
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Chelmsford - Cathedral Church of St Mary |
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| Left and right: Thomas Mildmay (1571)
Note the curious shape and kneeling children on the
lower part but no other figures, although they probably
existed. Other Monuments - Not Shown Mathew Ridd (1615) mural incised slab; attrib to Epiphanius Evesham Robert Bownd (1696) with flower garlands Earl Fitzwalter -(Benjamin Mildmay) (1756) Large standing wall monument with large urn in centre flanked by Corinthian columns and large cherubs. Signed: James Lovell Mary Marsh (1757) various marbles with urn. |
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Clavering - St Mary & St Clement |
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| Church is open. At the end of a short
'white' road off the B1038;
the parking is very limited outside the church so better to park
in the lay by on the B1068 O/S Ref: TL 471 318 |
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| Knight early 13th century. Purbeck marble. Said to be John de Clavering (1300) |
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| Above: Rev John Smith Formerly a preacher at St Paul's, he installed a new hourglass pulpit when he came to Clavering; a book of his sermons was published after his death. |
| Above centre left:
'Neere this place lyeth bvried WILL BARLEE ESQ
& ELIZAB his wife...' 'He had issve several
sonnes & davghters...' 'He departed this life about ye yeare of
o' Lord 1610 Eliz abovt ye yeare 1619' Then written on the adjacent urn:
IOHN BARLEE ESQ the only svrviving sone of ye
same WILL married MARY ... (Haynes) by whom he
had issue HAYNES WILL and ELIZABETH departed this life ...
1633 & Mary his wife dyed in...1643
& were bvried neere to this place WILLIAM
their sonne likewise dyed ... 1635
& lyes bvried on the north isise of the chvrch. About this Barlee monument is a shield of arms, possibly from another monument and below a brass to Eileen Margaret Ludgate (1924-2006) Historian. 'Organizer and fund raiser for the restoration of the Barlee monuments in 1989. Centre right: John Stephenson (1741) and his wife Anna (Patten) (1722) Far right: 'Near this Monument are depoſited the Bodies of MR JOHN LETCH ... (1796) Alſo of EMMA his wife ... (1787) And of EMMA (MARTIN) ...And Daughͬ of the above ... (1788) Age 20 |
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Some Floor Monuments: Ledgers Stones and
Brasses The edges of some of these stones are covered slightly by the woodwork of the pews |
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| Richard Godfrey Gent (1699) Below is partly illegible: Wife: Mary (168_) Ann (1690) probably second wife. 'By _ wives _ he had _ children _ buried near this place |
Brass with parts missing Late 16th C |
William Banson Gent (1677) 2nd son of William & Elizabeth (right) |
William Banson (1659) & Elizabeth
(Barlee) (1677) 'He had issue by her Seaven ſons and four daughters, eight ſurviuing Viz Iohn, Eliza, Barbara, Geor, Charle, Henry, Mary & Jane |
Christopher
Banson Gent (168_) 7th son of William & Elizabeth (left) |
WILLIAM IEKYLL
Gent (1711) Also his wife MARY (1722) Also WILLIAM (1712) only son of Thom/s and Martha Iekyll. Age 6 weeks |
Brass matrix: three adult figures can be made out; below these on the left a group of daughters remain; on the right a group of sons are lost |
| Wall Mounted Brasses | ||
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Songar Brass (c. 1480) This fragmentary brass was found in the vicarage, then restored but stolen in 1968; it was recovered a few years later in Germany, returned and remounted as we now see it in 1992 |
The Joane Day Brass (16th
century) There are no names or dates on this brass; the inscription gives a variation of the familiar lines; 'Behoulde the place wherin I lye, For as thou art somtyme was I, And as I am so shalt thou be, From lyfe to death followe me' |
The inscription states that this is a fragment of a group of children on the left while on the right is a facsimile of the reverse of this brass; a palimpsest. |
| The Barlee Monument | ||
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| Margaret Barlee Haynes's first wife whom he 'happilye enjoyed her neere 16 yeares'; she died in childbirth aged 35 giving birth to her 13th child who was stillborn. |
Haynes Barlee (1696) Erected 1747 |
Mary Barlee (née
Turner)
With this marriage Haynes
gained a 'plentiful fortune but noe issue being
married 2 years and 4 months.' Haynes married a third time and had more children; he died in his nineties |
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| The children of Margaret Barlee: 13 in all as noted above, 4 boys and 9 girls. Note the child coffins with skulls on top. |
| Other Monuments |
| Two identical white marble tablets: 1. Rev Lancelot Pepys Stephens AM. (1831) Vicar here and formerly classics master at Christ's Hospital. Elizabeth Catherine Stephens (1851) Sister of the above 2. Mary Wales (1827) She was the widow of William Wales FRS who was astronomer with Captain Cook on his second voyage around the world; secretary to the Hon: Board of Longitude; and later master of the Royal Mathematical School, Christ's Hospital. She was the mother in law of the Rev Lancelot Stephens (above), explaining the similarity of the tablets. |
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Danbury - St John the Baptist |
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| The church is open 10 am to 4.00 pm daily.
Services: Thursday 11.45 am to 12.00 noon, and two Sunday
services 8.00 am til 12.00 noon. Concert: 2nd Friday each month,
11.45 am - 1.00 pm. Large car park outside church for visitors to only O/S Ref: TL 779 041 |
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| Left: Oak knights late 13th C Right: Oak knight very early 14th C. Said to be of the St Clere family | |
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| Above 3rd column. Very early 14th century. Oak. South wall. | |
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| Above 2nd column. Late 13th century. Oak. North wall -West | Above 3rd column. Late 13th century. Oak. North wall - East. |
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Felstead - Holy Cross |
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Richard, 1st Lord Rich (1568) & Son (1581) Lord Rich became Lord Chancellor; he reclines and looks back at his son who kneels at a prayer desk. Behind are reliefs of Lord Rich with allegorical figures: Fortitude & Justice, Hope & Charity and Truth & Wisdom. Probably erected about 1620 and by Epiphanius Evesham. shown Other monuments: Christine Bray (1410) brass; Knight (1400) brass |
| Finchingfield - St John |
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| John Berners & Wife (1523) These brasses are set into the Purback marble top of a tomb chest. | Thomas Marriott (1766) by W Tyler (signed | ||
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| Halstead - St Andrew |
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| John Bouchier (1329) & Helen Granite The tomb chest dates from mid 14th C | John, Lord Bouchier (1400) & Wife |
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Other Monuments - Not Shown Bartholomew, Lord Bouchier (1409) & Wives brass |
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The etching is from C A Stothard's Monumental Effigies of Great Britain and the lithographs from Chancellor's The Ancient Sepulchral Monuments of Essex