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The Churches |
| All Saints (North Street) All Saints Pavement (Pavement) Centenary Methodist Chapel (Saviourgat) St Crux Parish Room (Pavement) St Denys (Walmgate) St Helen (St Helen's Square) Holy Trinity (Goodramgate) Holy Trinity (Micklegate) St Mary Bishop Hill Junior (Bishophill Junior)St Martin-le-Grand (Coney Street) St Michael (Spurriergate) St Michael-le-Belfrey (Minster Yard) St Olave (Marygate) St Sampson (Church Street) |
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments volumes on the City of
York. In the volumes the monuments are listed with reference
number. I have cross referenced to these numbers by
adding a prefix, where the RCHM uses a heading, thus: Monuments (this includes standing monuments and wall monuments); Brasses (both floor and wall); Brass Indents; Floor Slabs; Coffin lids (these are usually ommited) |
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All Saints Pavement |
| Pavement [RCHM York Vol V. The Central Area] |
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Above 1st Column - Top: Robert Bishoprick (1814) Surgeon [9]. Middle: Nathaniel Frobisher (1800) and infant son (unamed). Marble. [10]. Bottom: John Etty (1779), his son Mathew (1818); and the latter's wife, Esther (1829). Also three grandaughters. Marble by Fisher [M1] 2nd Column: Top: Is this I7, see below. Bottom: Susannah & Ann Bilton (1766), daughters of Geo Bilton; George Bilton, son. Wm & Elizabeth Bilton. & Father of the above children 1778 3rd Column - Top: Troop Sgt Mjr John Polety (1829) 7th Dragoon Guards. Marble by W A Plows. Added below a tablet to his brother, Charles (1828) [M1]. Bottom: George Henry Colledge (1946) Headmaster 4th Column: Top: John Nelson (1836) By Plows [M3]. Middle: Samuel Woodhead (1834) Marble by W Plows (signed) [M4]. 5th Column: Top: Ursula Wyvill (1790); her husband, Hale (1792); their daughter Sarah Pickett (1817) [M6]. Middle: Francis Jefferson (1756), alderman; his wife, Dorothy (1783); and their nineteen, many of whom dies in infancy and are unnamed, with the exception of two who reached adulthood: Dorothy Stabler and Ann _nson. [7] Bottom: James Sanders (1824) Alderman, Lord Mayor 1818. Marble by M Taylor. [8] |
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| Tate Wilkinson (1803) Manager of Theater Royal, York His wife Jane (1826) By Taylor [M2] |
Mr Henry Richards (1783) Quarter Master 15th Light Dragoons Stone [M5] |
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(1709), Jos Foster (1709), Mrs Jane Tomlinson (1711), Robert
Hilileigh (1712), Jane Jeep (1718), Judith (1718),
wife of Robert Jeep. Left bottom: Florence Esther Wright (1910) |
Right top: Roger de
Moreton (1382) and wife, Isabella (1412)
From St Saviour's [B3] Right Middle: Robert Craythorn Kt (1482) [B5] Right bottom: Canon J H Armstrong MBE OStJ BA. Air Training Corps Chaplain 1959-2003; Rector 1971-1991 |
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[S1] Ann Wightman (1738), Charles Wightman (1758), merchant, Mary (1789), his second wife, Mary (1804), their daughter. [S2] see above [S3] Seven children of Elizabeth and John Roscoa. See brass 1 [S4] Katherine Wiggins (1770) [S5] William Daniel (183_) [S6] M Lovell Doughty (1748) druggist. Elizabeth (1766), his daughter. See indent 2 [S7] George Cowling (1778), Jane (1790), his widow, and children [S8] John Maude (179_); his wife, Elizabeth (Rudd) (1772); his second wife, Mary (1825); Elizabeth Wilks (1837), grandaughter. And others [S9] Roger Newton (1777) [S10] John Thompson (1795) [S11] Ann Ambler (1823), Abraham Ambler (182_); their daughter, Ann Priestley (1831) [S12] see above [S13] Emmanuel _ (1717) Lord Mayor; Mrs Hannah Pierson (1760) [S14] John Riley (n/d) [S15] Robert Bishoprick (1814) [S16] Joseph Lodge (1758); Jeanetta (1774) [S17] John Hearon (17__); his wife, Sarah (1700) [S18] M Close (1767); D Dobson (1758), mother; and children [S19] William Wilkinson (1751) |
[B1] Elizabeth Roscoa (1804)
Mother of seven children. See S3 [B2] Marie (1585) & Margerie (1600) Trew Sisters [B3] see above. [B4] Mary Gratrix (1700) [B5] see above [B6] Robert Askwith (1597) With ¾ figure and shield of arms; inscription plate lost. From St Crux A brass records that the sound enhancement system was installed as a gift from the family of Mollie Elizabeth Weare in her memory 1990 [I1] For two shields [I2] In floor slab 6 [I3] For inscription plate and figure ? [I4] For inscription plate and two shields [I5] In slab for two figures, inscription plate and shield. Secondary plate to John... [I6] For two quatrefoils [I7] For plate and shield. Possibly shown in the photographs above; if so this his a S (looks inverted) also carved into it. |
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A tablet records that fragments of
medieval glass from the east window of St Saviour's were
reassembled as the west window here as a tribute to
Rev Angelo Raine MA
Rector 1937-56 A tablt reecords the the carved panelling in the sanctuary is in memory of John Watson MA (1930) Canon Residentiary and Sub-Dean of York Minster and Rector here 29 years Jacob Wilks (n/d) and his wife Elizabeth (1835) White tablet on black base. |
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Holy Trinity |
| Goodramgate [RCHM York Vol V. The Central Area] |
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Rev Charles Dallon MA (1838) [M3] Bottom:Thomas (1450) & Matilda Danby (1458) [B1] 'Pray for the souls of Thomas Danby one time mayor and citizan of York who died 3rd day of May AD 1450 and Matilda his wife who died 4th day of January AD 1458 whose souls reach atonement with God. Amen Brass in stone slab |
Lyonel Elyot (1736) [S3] | Top: Joseph Buckle (1818) and Esther (1834) [M6] Bottom: [S9] William Briggs (1636) & Anne (1673). Also two grandchildren who died young, William & John |
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coffins; that on the right hold a very broken slab, inscribed
'[Eliza]beth Walker 12th June .... [C1 & 2] Below left Fractured slabs; right slab with a brass inserted and supported on a wooden structure. |
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| [B2] Ellen Baker
(1837) Set in slab with indents for earlier brasses. [I1] Oblong with three fixing holes [I2] For figure and inscription [I3] For four shields and plate; now holds B2 [I4] For figure and plate |
[S1] Henery Billingham (1703) [S2] Richard Graham (1746) and his wife Cordelia (Chaloner) (1763 [S4] William Richardson (1679) Alderman and sometime Mayor [S5] William Loe (1678) [S6] Richard Dennis (1678) proctor [S7] Margaret Swineard (1810) [S8] Benjamin Swineard (1796) Husband of the above [S10] Four children of Robert and Mary Ann Fryer. 19th century [S11] James Robert Fryer (1840) Proctor. Father of the children above. Also see M2 [S12] Mrs Margaret Smith (1762) [S13] John Slack (1744) and Ann (1756) [S14] Mrs Elezebeth _ (Dennis) (_) [S15] Thomas Severs (1829) and Frances (1832) [S16] T.B (1831) Small |
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The RCHM lists five such slabs. [L2] has an incised floriated calvary cross with symbols of a fish and a cauldron on either side. Also listed in Pevsner. |
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| [M1] Frances Green (1721)
White marble sarcophagus with heraldic cartouche; shaped tablet
above. Attrib: Charles Mitley. Also mentioned in
Pevsner. [M2] James Robert Fryer (1840), proctor, and other family members. Sililar to M3. Signed: Fisher, York [M4] Rev James Dallin (1838) and Elizabeth (1864) added later. White tablet on large black bacground on which is recorded its removal in1878 the old St Maurice. Signed: J Flintoff, York [M5] Joseph Smith (1827) and his daughter Christiana (1824) Tablet with draped decorations. Signed: Bennett, S. York |
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Priory Church of the Holy Trinity |
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| Micklegate [RCHM York Vol. III. South-West of the Ouse] |
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| Elizabeth Scarisbrick (1797) [19] Signed: Th Atkinson |
Cpt Edwyn Walker (1910) and his wife Elizabeth (1915). And their sons: Cpt Oswald B. (1914) kia; Mjr Wilfred B. (1914) kia; Cpt Roger B. MC (1918) kia; Edwyn G. (1910) Died in riding accident |
John Burton MD and his wife Mary (1771). One of the books is inscribed 'Mon Ebor Vol I ' (John Burton 1697-1771, antiquary and physician, 1759) [M2] |
Thomas Condon (1759) and his wife Maria (1806) [M1] |
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and Elizabeth (1793) [M11] Signed: Wm Stead, York Bottom: Frederick Sherlock Pope (1852) Curate |
Top: Joshua Crompton
(1832), his wife, Anna Maria (1819) Signed: M
Taylor [16] Bottom: Elizabeth Ann (1760) [17] |
Top: William Crumack (1847), his wife
Martha (1854) White marble. Said to be signed Skelton
(1972) [M13] Bottom:Mary Swinburne (1761) [M14] |
Anastasia Strickland Standish (1807) [M3] |
Top: Mrs Elizabeth Richardson (1854) [M8]
Said to be on a black base & signed Essex (1972) Bottom: Margaret Anne Yorke (1847) [M9] Said to be signed Skelton (1972) |
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her husband
John Steward (1855) Merchant. [M12] Signed: Skelton |
Jane Yorke (1840) [M7] Signed Skelton |
John Greene (1792) Cartouche with arms [M20] | Margaret Stanhope (Peers) (1637) [M6] |
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| [M4] Ann Derby (1615)
Cartouche [M5] William Fryer (1838) Solicitor; his children who died in infancy, Thomas Walker and William Fryer. Also his wife, Elizabeth (1842) [M10] William Duffin (1839) White marble tablet. Said to be signed Skelton [M15] Joshua Ingham (1836), Elizabeth (1848) Marble signed Skelton [M18] Thomas Swann (1832), his first wife Harriet Ann (Clark) (1812) and second wife Anne (1831) Harvey Broom (1898) and his wife Elizabeth Dale (1902) Elizabeth Jane Crompton (1869) and her sisters: Mary Frances Herries (1866), Henriette Matilda Crompton (1881), Margaret Sarah Crompton (1884) and Caroline Rachel O'Reilly (1885), and her brother, Robert Edward Crompton (1840) |
[S1] Frances
Olive Tempest (1795) [S2] Jane Yorke (1810) [S3] John Allanson (1783] Twice lord mayor; his wife, Elizabeth (1766) [S4] [Jonathan Benson (1725)], son William [1741], [daughter, Mary (1739)], wife Ann (1746), and others. [S5] William Green (1764) and his wife (1770) [S6] Kesia Raper (1797) , John Horner (1791) wine merchant, Jane Raper (widow of John Raper and aunt to John Horner), Mary Green (1802) (fourth daughter of Jane Raper), Ann Horner (1818) [S7] Walter Richmond (1803) of Kingston, Jamaica [S8] Jane Richmond (1808), wife of above; Ann (1798), their daughter. |
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St Michael |
| Spurriergate [RCHM York Vol V. The Central Area] |
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| William Harrison (1799), Dorothy (1786), his wife. Two of their children 'who died young'. Also his parents: John (1769) and Sarah (179_) [M1] | Thomas Sanderson (1803), Elizabeth
(1782), his wife. Their son Thomas Sanderson
(1837) and his wife, Frances (1843) [M2] Fractured; said to be on a black marble backing, signed Fisher, York (1981) |
Mrs Rebecca & Susannah Thorne (n/d) 18th Century [M6] | John Barker (1844) [M7] Said to be signed Skelton, York (1981) |
Katherine Coppinger (1763) [M8] |
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| William Hutchinson (1724) Sheriff 1772. Signed Fischers [M9] | John Wood (1704) Alderman and sometime Lord Mayor; his wife, Anne (1679), their son Charles (1684) [M10] |
William Langton (1466) Rector. Chalice and
second inscription from top. [B1] William Wilson (1517) First inscription [B2] William Shaw (1681) Merchant. Third inscription and signed by Joshua Mann [B4] William Honcock (1681) and Helen Bottom insciption [B3] |
Top: Ellen Layland (1731),
Jacob Layland Merch (1760) Bottom: George Fowler (1802) and his wife Martha (1807) |
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Elizabeth Bath (1736) Stone tablet with moulded base
and cornice [M4] William Grew (1770) and his wife Jane (1790) White marble tablet with apron and segmental head; small urn atop. [M5] John Harrison (1729) Stone cartouche [M10] John Nelson (1847) White marble tablet, gray backing. Signed Fisher |
[S15] Alan Hamerton (1405) and his wife Isabella.
Reused for Henry Myres (1775), John Thorpe & Rebecca
(1778) and Susanna Thorpe (1782) [S16] Alice, wife of Benjamin Barst_ and three children. [S17] (William) Stephenson (1752) and his wife Frances (1727); MrsAlice Stephenson (1685) [S18] Francis Stephenson (1783) Twice Lord Mayor; his grandson Richard (1781)? [S19] William Clark (1796) watchmaker: his wife Frances (1819); their daughter Frances Ann (1799) [S20] James Harrison (1791); his wife Mary (1810); their daughter Ann (1766); Elizabeth Hoy (1767) [S21] Robert Hartley (1803) Flax dresser; his wife Jane (1808) [S22] John __ and his wife Sarah (1789) [S23] Samuel Mancklin (1687) [S24] George Davison [1779) ?; his wife Elizabeth (1774) [S25] James Astington (1774); his wife Elizabeth (1787); their son James (1780) [S26] William Whytehead (1711) Attorney, alderman, sometime Lord Mayor; his wife Margaret (1711) [S27] Richard Wood (1701) [S28] Elizabeth Hardy (1690) [S29] Jacob Layland (1760) merchant; his wife Ellen (1751); George Fowler (1802); his wife Martha (1807) [S30] Ricard Clark (1797); his wife Margaret (1787) nad four unamed children [S31] Ann Clark (1775); her daughter also Ann Clark (1781). John Clark (1792) [S32] James Fryer (1806) his wife Margaret (1793); their son James 1816) Proctor [S33] Elizabeth Copley (1776); Elizabeth Long (1780) [S34] Mary Stephenson [S35] Mark Mitchell (1778) and ? [S36] John _ (1703) goldsmith |
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| [S1] William Harrison (1799),
Dorothy (1786) his wife; and their children,
Francis & Leonard See M1 above [S2] George _man (1683) sometime Mayor; Lady Issabill (1680), his wife [S3] Mrs Grace Clark (1689) [S4] Richard Davies (_), Ann (1758), his first wife; Eleanor (1759?), his second wife [S5] William Jenninga (1904) [S6] Nine children and grandchildren of Samuel and Sarah Fowler (1780-1816) [S7] Peter Richardson (1690) Sometime sheriff [S8] Thomas Nursaw (1765) Merchant; his wife Jane (1790) and daughter Jane (1776) [S9] Thomas Sanderson (1803) [S10] Benjamin Beilby )176_) [S11] Alice, wife of John Derby (1746) ? and others. Brass B2 above was once set into this slab [S12] Dorothy, wife of Joseph Hewan (1735) ? [S13] Elizabeth & Richard __ [S14] _ Robson , widow of George Robson (1778) |
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St Martin - le - Grand |
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Colthurst (1588) with inscribed brass plate (see B3)
The four shields are incised for enamel and have studs to
simulate brasses. The inscription plate is brass [M3] Above right: Robert Horsefield (1711); wives, Elizabeth (1666), Mary (1668), Elizabeth (1673) and Hannah (1719); and seven children. [M2] Far right: Lady Elizabeth Sheffield (1633) The male bust is that of Sir William, who erected the monument. The flanking figures are of Charity and Mercy [M4]. |
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Above left: George Trundle MA (1920) Vicar Above right: Richard Beverley Machell MA (1898) Vicar 1891-1898, Canon of York Minster Right: Valentine Nalson (1722/230) Paster to this church and succentor to York Minster [B5] |
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Margaret Pennington (1753) [M2] Centre: William Coats (1851) builder, wife Jane (1851) and son George (1885) Bottom : John James Gutcu (1881) |
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John Etty (1708)
Carpenter. [M1] Bottom: William Henry Collins (1900) Rector for 17 years and missionary in North China for25 years |
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St Michael-le-Belfrey |
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Sir Robert Squire (1709) & Pricilla (1711)
Attrib:
John Nost & Andre Carpenter [M23] The adjacent
monuments follow. Above far left: Mary
Waterhouse (Kirkby) (1786) [M24]. Above
centre left: Mary Woodyear (Drake) (1728)
Latin inscription. Very curved - so difficult to read - designed
to fit its original position. [M25]. Near right:
Infant Vavasour (1728) great grandson
of Michael Fawkes [M21]. Far right:
Thomas Mitchell (1762) and his wife Ann
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| Anne Mary Thornton (1753) Aged 18 [M26] |
Alexander Hunter MD (1809), first wife, Elizabeth (1749) and second wife, Ann (1814); also sons John (1798) & George (1794) Signed: Fishers, York 1813 [M28] | Catherine & Christine North (1734) Sisters. Latin inscription. Signed: Charles Mitley, Edwd Raper [M29] | Catharine Salvin (1807) [M30] | John White (1715) Printer [M3] |
Ann Walker (Pierson) (1687) [M2] |
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| John Todd (1811); Sarah (1813), his widow; Henrietta (1830), their daughter; Sarah (1833), their eldest daughter; George Westerman (1834), son; John (1837), eldest son. By J Tilney.[M7] | Robert Harrison (1822),
Ann, his wife (1823);
William Bilton (1823). By Fisher. [M1] |
Rev William Richardson (1821) Subchanter and vicar of St Sampson's. Signed: Taylor, York. [M9] |
Top:Marion Christina Lloyd (1821) [M4] Bottom: Sophia Margaret Bolton (Stainforth) (1821) [M5] |
Mrs Mary Pickering (1748) [M31] |
Sir Thomas Fothergill Kt (1735) [M32] |
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his wife Mary (1786) Proctor in Ecclesiastical Court of York [M35] |
Carleton, Dorothy &
Elizabeth Metcalfe; Also Elizabeth
(Carleton) (1790), their mother. Elizabeth the Younger died in 1790; the other children in infancy [M36] |
Mary Lawson (1774) Black marble base [M40] |
Richard Farrer (1780) Alderman and twice mayor; his wife Margaret (Napier) (1764); and their sons, John, Richard, James, Richard [M41] | Mary Gammar (1738) [M12] |
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York City Regiment of Local MilitiaSigned Fishers, York
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Georgina Bigland (1820) [B2]; Centre left:
Frances Farrer (James) (1680)
Signed: Joshua Mann [B3]; Centre right:
Thomas Dawnay (1683) [B1];
Far right Thomas Wanless
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[M6] Rev William Richardson MA (1837) White marble tablet with moulded base and cornice [M8] Rev William Knight (1739) Subchanter of the Cathedral and Rector. White mable tablet with moulded base and cornice. [M10] Martha Richardson (1829) Widow of William. Marble tablet [M11] Elizabeth Wycliffe (1777), her daughter Lucy (1826) and the daughter of the latter, Rev Thomas Barker (1829), Rector of Nether Poppleton 1782-97 [M14] Mariana Belcombe (1842) and grandson, William Alexander Milne (1834). White marble tablet on black base. [M18] Baldwin Wake MD (1842) Sarcopagus shaped tablet, signed Flintoft [M19] Charlotte (1832) & Elizabeth Frances (1836) Wake. Daughters of Bladwin Wake MD, the latter died at 14. White marble tablet signed' Flintoft [M22] Charles Gent and his wife Alice (Guy) (1723) She formerly widow to Charles Bourne, printer. Also added Adeliza (1761) Simple slab but covered by item of furniture Roger Darvall (1813) White marble tablet, signed, Fisher, York [M27] William Dossie (1808) Tablet with cornice [M33] Susan Marshall (1794), her husband, James (1796) Brown tablet, worn [M34] Julia (1860) & Maria (1858) Salmon. Sisters. White tablet, signed Skelton [M37] 'Thomas Brook (1795), proctor, and Anne (1836), his wife. Also their children: John (1771), eldest son who died at 5, Thomas (1817), youngest son, also proctor, Ann (1846), second daughter, Martha (1853), third and youngest daughter and Sarah Rudd (1824) eldest daughter. White marble tablet on black base, signed, Fisher, York [M38] William Staveley (1814) and his wife, Ann (1812) White marble tablet on black base [M42] John Richardson Currer MA (1840) He, of Balliol College, Oxford, accidentally drowned while rowing on the Isis Buried St Mary Magdalen, Oxford. Latin inscription. White marble tablet on black base with curved top; the the 'single white flower with broken stem' referred to in RCHM has presumably been lost |
[M43] Henry George Currer (1837) White marble on black bases, signed, M Taylor. Latin inscription. He was brother of the above, both sons of Rev Dawson Richardson Currer. Rev Thomas Barker, wife Lucy and sons John, Francis, Henry, Edward, William & Charles. White tablet on black base N/D William Hornby (1846) and his wife Sophia (1856) White tablet on black base |
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| [I1] Purbeck marble slab
for B2 [I2] For small figure and plate, medieval [I3] For B1 [I4] For B3 [I5] For two shields and inscription plate Henry Cowling (1909) Solicitor |
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[S12] Jane Adams (1684/5), her brother Thomas (1722) Recorder of City of York and her sister Margaret (1730) The RCHM lists 29 slabs in total, which includes those above |
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Frances Worsley (1837) [M9] | Charles Christopher Richard Hacket (1849) [M6] | Margatet (1856), George (1859) & Martha (1866) Bess. Siblings | John (1826) & Sarah (1835) Roper
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(1721) Joyner and architect; he was responsible for the
wooden structure which restored the north transept of Beverely
Minster in position in 1719 Also his son, Robert (1724) [M13] |
Ronald Hammerton Dove (2001) Bellringer and compiler of Dove's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain |
Rev Thomas Cripps (1749) [M3] |
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Sarah Eyre (1825) [M2] |
Frances Hird Wife of Rev Lamplugh Hird, Prebendary of York Minster [S9] |
Top: Robert Thornton
(1792) see M13 above [S2] Bottom: 'D EMPTY 1827' and HD MD |
Lt David Naylor (1831) [S10] |
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[M1] David Russel (1840) and his wife Elizabeth (Baines) (1822) White tablet on black base [M4] William Cattell (1830) and his wife, Sarah (1842) White tablet on black base [M5] David Poole (1830); his daughters, Helen (1820), who died aged 9; and Cecelia Jane Cofiels (1840) On a black base: sarcophagus shaped tablet with lion's feet on a low plinth; arms below. By Michael Taylor A tablet records that the chancel was erected as a memorial to the Rev Frederick Augustus Bartlett (1877) 22 years vicar. A tablet (in a like style) records that the Stations of the Cross series in the church are in the memory of Cryril Henry Brownlow King (1964) and given by his wife Margaret A tablet with the list of incumbents is in memory of Edith Wilson (1967) James Russell (1860) and wife Harriot Bridget (1879) White tablet on black base, arms |
[S1] Anna Burgess (1792) and her husband John (1795) [S2] see above [S3] Rev Thomas Mosely (early 19th century) [S4] Elizabeth Mosely (1787) [S5] Capt Isaac Moorsom (1779) [S6] Rebecca Legard (1783) [S7] Anne Mosely (1782) [S8] Anthony Thorpe (1830) [S9] see above [S10] see above The above D EMPTY 1827 and HD MD appear not to be listed in RCHM |
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| Mary
Burdsall (1914) A brass records that by her 'munificent
the tower was repaired and the bells tuned and rehung Feb 1916 Samuel Joseph Barrow (1928) This brass is curved to fit round a pillar Mary Palmes (1911) |
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V. The Central Area] I have no photographs of or inside of this church, which appears to be kept locked with no indication of the key holder |
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| [M3] Richard Clarke (1815) | James Greenwood (1712) and his wife Frances (Farrer)(1714) | [M2] Charlotte Thorton (1850) | Robert Rayne (1737) |
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St Crux Parish Room |
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V. The Central Area] The early fifteenth church was partially demolished in 1887 but the parish room, built in 1888, incorporates part of the north wall of the original church. It is now the parish hall of All Saints Pavement |
 Sir Robert Watter (1612) & Margaret (1608) Limestone monument, painted. Note on the back wall a kneeling boy and two babies in cradles. The figures on either side of the inscription represent Time and Justice |
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Francis Hudson and his wife, Sussanah
(both 1800). White marble oval tablet on slate
backing Above right: [M12] William Hessay (1808) and his wife, Elizabeth (1793); their daughter, Ann (1798); three other children who died in infancy. White marble on slate backing |
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| From left to right: [M2] Sir Tancred Robinson Bt (1754) and Dame Mary (Norton) Note the Lord Mayor's regalia, portrait medallion and naval symbols. Signed: Robt. Avray Eboraci Sculp.. [M10] Richard Hudson (1802); his wife, Elizabeth (1804) White marble tablet on slate backing. Signed: Chambers Sculpt. Scarbro. The head on top has nothing to do with the monument! [M6] Roger Belwood (1694) White marble. Note the stack of books flanking the inscription panel. [M5] Thomas Clifton (1754) and his wife Catherine (1760); their daughter Ann (1745) at 16; Jane (1762), wife of their son; the latter's sons, who died in infancy, James, Edmund and James. Also the son of Thomas and Catherine, James (1763) White marble. Note the diagonally set pilasters of gray marble. The RCHM states this is illegible so it has presumably been repainted; the text from the third son James is darker | ||||
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| [M8] Thomas Court (1803); Mathew Court (1824), and his wife, Mary (1826); Margaret Ward (1846) White marble on slate backing. Signed by Plows | 1813 On a gabled slate background sig. Fishers York. Not included in the RCHM inventory | Rev Joseph Crosby
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Fisher. Beyond the RCHM cutt off date of 1850 |
[M7] Thomas Bowes (1777) Apothecary and Lord Mator , 1777. White marble. Attrib. John Fisher but no signature. |
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| From left to right: [M13] Ann Spooner (1834) The head has nothing to do with the monuments!. [M10] Henry Waite (1780) White marble on backing of red and white marble. Note the rams' head on either side. Signed: I. Fisher Sculpt. The last is: William Catton (1861) Beyond the RCHM cut off date. | ||
| Other Monuments |
| Monuments |
| [M1] Sarah Rhodes (1813) White marble tablet on slate backing. Signed: Fishers York |
| [M3] Thomas Spooner (1794) and his wife, Ann (1808) Eight children. White marble tablet. |
| Brasses |
| [B1] Sir Thomas Herbert Bt (1681) and his first wife, Lucia (Alexander) This is fixed to the west side of monument 4. Large brass with arms and Latin inscription in modern frame. |
| [B2] William Lane (1484) and his wife, Katherine. Sometime mayor. Brass with Latin inscription |
| [B3] Lawrence Rawdon (1626) and his wife, Margery (1644) ; their granddaughter, Elizabeth Jaques (1651) Insciption. Mounted on the same stone as the above. |
| [B4] Betty MackGibbon (1726) Insciption |
| [B5] Izabel and John Robinson (1606) Inscription |
| [B6] Thomas Willans (1809) Inscription Signed: Barker of York |
| [B7] Henry Wyman (1411) and his wife, Agnes (1416) . Sometime Mayor. Black letter inscription |
| [B8] Catherine Vane (1738) Insciption flanked by shields |
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St Helen |
| St Helen's Square [RCHM York Vol V. The Central Area] |
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| [M9] James Atkinson (1839), his wife, Ann (1840); their eldest daughter, Frances (1857). By T Hayes, Beverley. [He was a surgeon] Signed: T. Hayes, Beverely | [M8] Thomas Hartley (1809) ; his wife (added below) Jane (1833). Magistrate Signed Taylor |
[M2] John Stow (1775) and his wife Catherine Ellen (1777). Also their sons 'are interred nearby': John, who died as an infant, and William (1774) [He was a silk merchant] |
[M1]Theosophilus Davye Garencieres (1796), alderman, Lord Mayor 1796 & 1803, and his wife, Prudence Elizabeth (1801) And their sons: Iohn Wade (1787) at 13, and Theosophilus (1797) Lt RN who died of yellow fever at St Domingo age 31 and was buried with military honours there. Marble. Signed Taylor |
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| [M3] '...underneath the pew no. three, lies interred... Elizabeth Summers (1778) , widow of William Summers. Also the daughter of the aforementioned, Susanna Fraser (1812) widow of Daniel Fraser; also, added below, the aforementioned, Daniel Fraser (1832) | [M7] 'Near this place lie the remains of Christopher Myers (1832)...In the cemetery lie the remains of Ann relict of the above...(1858) He was a coachmaker. | [M5] John Seymour (1841) and two daughters who died in their 20's: Isabella (1832) and Frances (1830). And several children who died in infancy. Also his wife, Mary (1843). Signed: Skelton, York | [M6] Ann Acaster (1834) and her only child who died in infancy, John. 'In the cemetery lie...' Rev John Acaster (1854) Her husband and for 38 years vicar. Signed: Flintoff York | Modern plaque remembering 'two maiden sisters' who lived until 98 Barbara and Elizabeth Davyers (1667 and 1669) Erected by their nephew, Theophilius Davyes Garencieres. |
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| William Bilton (1897) | Joseph Agar (1847) White marble. Signed: Waudby |
John Lyth (1853) and his wife, Mary (Burdsall) (1860) |
Rev David Hill (1896) | Helen Leak (Bell) (1874) And her husband William (1887) ex-sheriff |
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| Bishophill Junior [RCHM YorkVol. III. South-West of the Ouse ] |
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 Left: [M2] Frances Nicholson (1721) Above: Mary Spense (1811) I have kept these reproductions large so the text can be read Right: [M4] John Burgess (1837) and his wife, Mary (1829) Above is the wall monument - signed Skelton York. and below [S2] the writing on the entrance to the vault. Far right top: Richard Dawson (1767) Far right bottom: [S9] Mary Merry (1829); Philip Knapton (1833) |
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'Parach: Pastoris' Vicar White marble, signed Stead [M7] George Steward (1820), comb manufacturer; his wife, Elizaberh (1833); their son, Edward (1839); their daughter, Elizabeth (1851) |
[M3] George Hotham (1823) Simeon Hardy Bennet (1906) Priest of this parish for 26 years |
Above: [M5]
Maria Dorothy Smales (1849) 3rd
daughter of Henry White marble on gray veined marble,
signed Skelton York Below: [M6] Ann Smales (1835), wife of Henry, and an infant son (1834) White marble on gray veined marble, signed Skelton York |
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[S11] [Robert Beal] (1763);
Ann [Beal (1775)]; Thomas [Beal] ([1790]), father; Ann [Beal (1795)]. |
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| [S12] Ann Knowles (1746); John Taylor (1774); his wife, Ann (1780) | |||
| [S13] Isabell Beal (1813), wife of Thomas Beal (aforesaid?);son, Thomas Beal (1829) | |||
| Indents and Brasses | |||
| [B] Mary Spence (1811) Inscribed plate set in white marble | |||
| [I] Gray marble with indents of a shield and a figure. | |||
| Other indent present in 1908 are now lost | |||
| Coffin Lids | |||
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St Clement's, Scarcroft Road Elias Pawson (1715)
Cartouche with cherub's heads and drapery Some of the earlier monuments - as well as other fittings- came from St Mary Bishophill Senior which was demolished in 1963 |
St John the Evangelist,
Micklegate Now an Arts Centre but some monuments remain; the others were removed in 1939 Sir Richard Yorke (1489) Altar tomb with shields in quatrefoils Nathaniel Wilson (1726) Marble tablet with semicircular arch and cherub's head below. Elizabeth Bennet (1825) Scroll with inscription, sarcophagus and weeping willow. Singed Bennett |
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St Cuthbert, Peasholme Green Charles Mitley (1758)
.Cartouche with two cherubs' heads |
St Martin-cum-Gregory,
Micklegate Sarah Carter (1708) Cartouche with cherubs' heads Andrew Perrott (1701) Cartouche with cherubs' heads Martha Perrott (1724) Cartouche Samuel Dawson (1731) Pedimented frame with arms, scroll and crossed palm fronds. Rev Robert Benson (1822) Tablet with sarcophagus by Stead Susanna Beilby (1664) Floor slabs with arms Frances Bathurst (1774) Floor slabs with arms |
| St Edward,
Tadcaster Rd, Dringhouses Sir John Lawson (1919) Tablet by P Silden |
St Martin-le-Grande, Coney St Christopher Harrington (1614) Goldsmith. Brass with demi-figure and arms of goldsmiths' company Sir William Sheffield (1633) & Wife (1636) Two busts flanked by statues of Charity and Mercy. |
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St Saviour, St Saviourgate Now Archaeological Research Centre Thomas Atkinson (1798) Architect by John Atkinson |
St Mary Castlegate, Castlegate Now York Heritage Centre Sir Henry Thompson (1692) Ledger stone William Mushet (1792) Tablet with snake entwining pole by Fisher Anne Lloyd (1830) Tablet with urn and arms by Fisher Rawling Gould (1873) Architect. Gothic frame |
| St Stephen, Acomb Wall tablets by York sculptors: Plows, M Taylor, Fisher, and by Williams (Huddersfield), and Davies (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) |
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