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Alne - St Mary |
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unlocked when we visited but this may not necessarily
always be the case. O/S Ref: SE 495 654 |
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| Above & right: Early 14th century effigy of a lady.
North chapel. Said to be a member of the Elleker
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Above: Rev William Braithwaite MA
(1871), Vicar 1850-1870. Right 1.
John Pearson
(1695)
Note the hand holding a money bag at the apex.
Right 2. William John
Bethel (1831) Right 3. Edward (1862)
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Eliza (1870) Strangwayes;
their son E.S. (1877); his son
John Swainston (1914) signed: Skelton York |
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Amotherby - St Helen |
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unlocked. Park nearby in village O/S Ref: SE 751 735 |
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Far Left:
Sir John Bordesdon
(c. 1329) The shield is carved with Sir
John's arms in relief.
Far Right:
Coffin lid with foliated cross and
Lombardic inscription:
Ci git
Willelm de
Bordesdon.
He died c. 1322. The above monuments are on either side of the chancel; the fragments below are in the porch. Coffin lid with foliated cross in relief: this is partly inside and partly outside the porch. Several other cross fragments |
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Ampleforth - St Hilda |
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| Church unlocked. You may
be able to park in the church hall car park behind the
church O/S Ref: 583 786 |
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| Left: A very curious monument
of about 1330. A female figure looks over the shoulder
of the male figure; they are carved from the same block.
Was it ever recumbent? Although sometimes called a 'male
civilian' he appears to be wearing a mail shirt, the
collar and cuffs of which can just be seen. Set into the west
wall under the tower. On the figure's left side is
written: Wilhelmus de [Jarpenville] although the
surname is no longer legible. Above left: 'In this Church yard, lie the Remains of Thomas Nicholson...' (1787) aged 33; John Nicholson (1790) age 18; John Nicholson (1798) - father of Thomas and grandfather of John. '...who left this vain world...' Age 73. Centre top: George Sootheran (1907). Centre bottom: Cpt William Easterby (1836) 'late of the 3rd Draggon Guards'; his wife Hannah (1838); their daughter, Lydia (1864). Right: 'In this church lay the remains of...' Thomas Sootheran (1812); his wife Ruth (1858); daughter Ann (1828) age 21; their grandson Charles John (1833) age 1. Below is a small wooden tablet to Maud Mary Worthy (1969) '...a bequest to improve the heating...' |
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Appleton-le-Street - All Saints |
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off the main road onto a track
which is signposted to the church. Turn into the
signposted 'church car park/church yard' and park on the
grass. Church open. A beautiful and friendly church
which is well worth a visit: drinks are provided. The
church has a 10th century tower. The ladies are on
either side of the chancel. O/S Ref: SE 735 786 |
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  Left & above top:Lady with open mantle, the folds falling vertically, c. 1300. Possibly Alienore de Boulton, grandmother of Sir Thomas de Boulton, who founded the chantry in 1364. Right & above bottom: On this lady the folds fall across as well, early 14th century. Either Hawise de Boulton (mother of the above Sir Thomas) or Clementia de Boulton or Alice de Boulton (one of his two wives) |
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| Askrigg - St Oswald |
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| John Metcalfe (1848) 'of Leeds..native of this parish...buried at Burmantofts cemetery | Thomas Pratt (1811)
'Captn of the Hibernia...buried at
St James' cemetery, Liverpool' Also, added below, his brother James (1801) who died '...in his first voyage from Jamaica to England' |
Sarah Killlinghall (Thornton) (1776) |
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Christopher Alderson (1810) '... born
at Askrigg ...whose remains are deposited at Hackney
cemetery in the County of Middlesex...' |
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| Elizabeth Buckle (Swire) (1740); who was the widow of Francis Buckle. Their daughter, Ann Yarker (Buckle) (1739); her husband, Luke Yarker (1745). The latter couple's two sons: Francis Yarker (1746) and Luke Yarker (1750). This information is taken from the upper panel which has presumably been repainted in later times. I cannot make out the information on the lower panel: this may have referred to Francis Buckle (husband of Elizabeth) | Top: Jonathan Wray
(1750) and his wife, Mary (1803) Bottom: Alfred Baker MRCS LRCP (1903) SURG MAJR 1ST VR BT P.W.O. YORKSHIRE RT |
Top: Tho. Fawcet
Wray (1812) KIA aged 25 at the storming of
Badajoz, Spain aged 25. '...brother officers of the
Loyal Dales Volunteers' This is the Tomas Fawcet Wray
mentioned in the tablet recorded below. Bottom: Tho. Charge Wray (1888) Col. Commanding the 2nd Battalion H M Royal Irish Regiment. He was son of Octavius, the youngest brother of Thomas Fawcet Wray and one of the 'surviving sons' mentioned on the tablet recorded below |
| George Wray (1806) and his wife Anne (1795). Their sons, Thomas Fawcet (1785) infant; Thomas Fawcet (1812) KIA in Spain aged 25; Jonathan (1801) aged 13; Iohn (1812) aged 23. Erected by their four surviving sons. White oval tablet on black base, itself framed in white. |
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Bedale - St Gregory |
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A friendly church with much of interest. Church
unlocked. Limited parking outside; otherwise
park in the town (free disc parking - obtain disc from any shop) or in pay car park. O/S Ref: SE 266 885 |
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| Henry Pierse (1824) &his daughter, Harriet Elizabeth. by Richard Westmacott. South Aisle | Above and below centre: Brian de Thornhill (1343) Rector. Priest in mass vestments. He founded a chantry in the church. North chapel. The tomb chest itself was probably that of Sir Brian Fitzalan | Jane Gowland (1821) Signed: R Davies Sculpᵗ N.CASTLE |
Thomas Jackson (1529) Black marble with incised effigy and inscription. A Bedale merchant. North aisle floor. |
 Daina (1780) 12 weeks, Jemima (1787) 7 months, Frances (1794) 19 years, Anne Yeoman (1802) 24 years. Daughters of Randolph Marriott |
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 Richard Lambert (1610) Latin inscription. He was the first master of Christ's Hospital at Firby, founded in 1608. North aisle |
| Other Monuments |  John Wilson (1681) Latin text  William Bucktrout (1855) and two wives Jane (1810) and Elizabeth (1847) |
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Thomas Prince Fothergill MD JP
(1910) 40 years practitioner in
this town. Brass. James Williamson (1806) local solicitor, and his second wife Elizabeth (1823) White tablet, black base James Williamson (1885), Ann Philis Williamson (1857), Mary Williamson (1872) Son and two daughters of the above. Identical tablet Thomas Bucktrout (1871) White tablet with gable on black base Mary Ann Peirse (1850) White tablet with gable on black base Christoper Wyvill (1863) Rear Admiral of the Red. White tablet on black base Sir John Poo Berestford Baronet KCB CCH CCTS (1844) Admiral of the White. White tablet with curved top on black base Adelhide Mary Lucy (1884) Wife of Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse And infant daughter Ethel May (1881)Aged 2 months. Gothick brass Lt Gen Sir Noël Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse CB DSO (1953) Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery. Brass with arms and badge Admiral Sir Richard Henry Peirse KCB KBE MVO DL JP (1940) Black tablet Isaac Askey (1874) and his wife Susannah (1863) White tablet on black Henry William de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1859) and his wife Henrietta Anne Theodosia (1921) White tablet with gable on black base. Arthur de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1886) Second son Died age 34. Brass Lt Col William John de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1917) Third son of the above. And his wife Mary (1939) Brass Evelyn de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1859) Fourth son . Died of diphtheria at 5. Similar to above but smaller Reginald de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1883) Fifth son. White tablet on black 2nd Lt Thomas Chambers de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1911) Son of Lt Col etc. Died Karachi, India at 20. Brass 2nd Lt John Raymond de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1944) KIA at 19 Archibald Campbell (1837) White sarcophagus on black base William Dinsdale (1860) and Mary _ (worn) White tablet surmounted by book and cross on black base Henry Percy Pulpeine (186_) White tablet on black background. Obscured. Cpt John Hinks (1812) Royal Artillery White tablet on black backbround Thomas Plews (1871) Buried at Thornton Watlass. White tablet with fleur-de-lys top border on black base. William Thomas Sherwood (1862) White tablet on black background George Herring (1870) Soicitor White tablet on black background John Buckle (1866) White tablet on black background Margaret Theakstone (1849) and her husband William Theaksone (1851) For 51 years practised as a surgeon in Bedale. White tablet on black background William Swann (1861) White tablet on black background A black tablet with obliterated inscription Elizabeth Anne Monson (1859) White tablet with gable on black background. Her husband's mument follows: Rev John Joseph Thomas Monson (1861) Rector. White tablet with gable on black background Ann Shepley Monson (1818) Wife of the Rector, Thomas Monson. White tablet on black background Hon & Rev Thomas Monson (1843) 47 years Rector of Bedale. White tablet on black background Sarah Monson (1865) widow of the above Thomas. White tablet with gable on black background |
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| Bolton-upon-Swale - St Mary |
| O/S Ref: SE 252 991 (Also Bolton on Swale) |
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| Far left: Medieval cross slabs now set into the wall. Near left: John Noble (1767) First headmaster of Scorton School. Note the shelf of books below his portrait medallion and the jolly putti on either side. Above left and centre: Marie Carpenter (1876) Curious white marble bust on a plinth. She was the wife of Admiral The Hon. Walter Cecil. By Boehm. Right: Henry Jenkins (1670) He is said to have lived to 169. His monument in the church yard is shown below. | |||||
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| Above left:
John Wastell (1659)
Counceller at Law, Justice of the Peace, & Master of
Chancery; his wife, Lady Anne (Tanckred) (1665);
their eldest son, Leonard Wastell (1664)
Justice of the Peace. Above centre: Edmund Layton (1820).
Above right: George Jackson (1737) Near right: Christopher Crowe (1776). Centre right: Robert Crowe (1818), his wife, Ann (1817), and their daughter, Ann (1803) aged 17. Far right: Monument to Henry Jenkins (see above) with St Mary's in the background. |
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H A C Illman MA (2004)
Head Master of Scorton
Grammar School, Scholar and Lay Reader. Two separate
brasses, one with arms, set into a wooden frame Dacre Mallinder (1914) Vicar 1880-1914. Brass with botanical border Leonard Bower (1765), his wife, Elizabeth (1757), their son, John (1797); his wife Philadelphia (1795) and their children, John, William, Philadelphia, and William. No dates given. Also their fourth daughter, Harriot Powles (1847) White tablet on black base with gable, signed Fisher, York Thomas Meredith (1771) White tablet Rev William Bowe (1837) 37 years master of Scorton School, Prebendary of Wells. His wife, Anne (Foss) (1836). Their eldest son, Capt William Bowe (1829) of the Infantry of the Hon. E.I.C. Their second son John Thomas Bowe BA (1831) Rector of Castle Carrick (1831). White tablet with St John's Cross on black base. John Alton (1860) Fifty years at Kiplin Hall. White tablet on arched black base with St John's Cross. |
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Brompton-by-Sawdon - All Saints |
| Pevsner lists this village simple as Brompton. However both the sign outside the church and the relevant Ordnace Survey map give the name above which is more satisfactory |
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| Richard Sawdon (1783),
and his wife, Elizabeth (1792) And their children: 2 sons name William at 5 & 7; Mary (1783) at 41; John (1783) at 39; and Richard (1826) at 77 By C Fisher |
Sir William Cayley Bt (1681) Latin text |
Elizabeth-Sarah Cayley
(Stillingfleet) (1807) Also her 4th child, Charlotte-Augusta (1803) who died ar 2 month and is buried in the family vault |
Elizabeth Davies (1837) and her husband, George Davies (1850) His name had been added later but has faded. |
Anne Harland (1844) Marble by Nobel of London |
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| Elizabeth (Cayley) (1683) Black tablet with white lettering. Restored or renewed. | Sarah Cayley (1765) Bust on obelisk |
| James Westrop (1580) Tablet with inscription and shield. Pevsner does not clarify his term 'oddly shaped' | Mrs Wolley (1800) With still life at the base. By Chambers of Scarborough |
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George
Everard Arthur Cayley (1917) 9th Baronet of
Brompton Right: Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley (1967) 10th Baronet. And his wife, Elizabeth (1974) |
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Crosses, Heads & Shafts |
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| The collapse of the Danish kingdom in 954, brought about a change of design of the stone crosses: the wheel head proper with the arms of the cross being joined by a wheel became phased out and replaced by a cross with a plaited or cable pattern. Above are the fragments of three heads from this transition phase, where the perforations between the arms of the cross and the wheel can be seen. To the left are two nearly complete crosses with the cable/plaited but with only a hint of a wheel. To the right is the 'Cock Shaft' with bird and human representation on two faces and a geometric pattern on the remaining two. This dates from th nith century. Again and unfortunately the head of this cross is in the library of Durham Cathedral. | ||||||
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| Henry Alderson Sedgwick
(1835) White tablet with sun and rays in the
gable on black gabelled base. Rev T Winch. Vicar 1889-1920. No other dates given John Pattison (1814); his wife, Isabel (1805); their son, John (1838); and his wife, Jane (1855) |
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Bulmer - St Martin |
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during normal hours. Park in road outside O/S Ref: SE 700 676 |
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| Left: Late 13th century knight. Arms
carved in relief on shield Above: Slab with cross and sword in low relief; this is below the knight. Both of the monuments have been cemented into the north wall of the nave and dissappear behind the pulpit; however, they appear to have been cut to size to fit. |
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Above: William I'Anson's drawing
of the Bulmer effigy He states that it is of Sir John Bulmer and dates it c 1270 Right left:Christopher Thompson (1748) who 'wrought in brass and iron for forty-five years for the third and fourth Earls of Carlisle...' Right centre: Rev Charles Preston (1800) rector; 'his beloved consort' Elizabeth (1829); their sons: James (1797), Charles (1802), George (1813) & Edward (1822) Right right: Anne Plummer (1856) |
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Catterick - St Anne |
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| Church open. Park (free) in the village street from where a sort walk to the church O/S Ref: SE 240 980 |
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| Knight, late 14th century. Note the unusual feature: he carries no sword
although there is a sword belt, although this was
also worn as a decorative feature in civilian effigies. (cf the similarly dated effigy at Kirklington,
but he carries a shield). Said to be
Sir Walter of
Urswick, Chief Forester of Swaledale and Constable
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| Brass to William Burgh (1492) & Elizabeth now wall mounted on wood. |
: Brass to William Burgh
(1442) & his son, also William
(1465) The pew to which Pevsner refers must
now have been removed. The first William built the church; the third was his grandson. |
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| Sir Henry Lawson Bt (1854). | John (1782) & Thomas (1777) Booth. | ...'ye Revd: Mr MICH: SYDDAL late vicr of Cathericke...' A benefactor, he left £500 for the founding of a hospital for six poor widows, a free school and a small chapel, as well as a salary for a master to teach 'gratis' and read morning and evening prayer. | Brevet Major William Calvert Booth. (1900) KIA commanding the Northumberland Fusilier Company Mounted Infantry, Bloemfontein, South Africa. | Charles Anthony, vicar 1660-85. Inscription in Latin. |
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| . Richard Braithwaite (1673) court poet. | Christopher Barker (1779), his wife Martha, their daughter Elizabeth Shutt (1770), their grand daughter Mary Shutt (1786), their daughter Mary Kirkby (1790) and his sister Alice Hawxwell (1791). | Dame Catherine Lawson (1824) | Sir Henry Lawson (1854) | Anastasia Strickland Standish (1807) Eldest daughter of Sir John Lawson |
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| John
Bainbridge Booth (1891)
Gothick Lt John Lionel Calvert Booth (1915) 2nd Batt Australian Imperial Force. Died of wounds. Buried at sea. White tablet on black base. Sgt John Lionel Calvert Booth & Wng Comm Arthur Frank Calvert Booth. Sons of the above. 'gave their lives in World War II. No dates. White tablet on black base. Grace Beleingham (1594) This is a wall mounted brass on a wooden back which could be a coffin plate. The text is in Latin but curiously Arabic rather than Roman numerals are used. Reginald Calvert-Booth (1954) of Uruguay. 3rd son of William C Booth of Oram John James Moubray (1928) and his wife May Marianne (1952), daughter of William C Booth of Oram. Aisle restored by their seven children Rifleman William George Swadling (1918) DOW at Chaulness. White tabler with black background '...erected by A/ Lt-Col E R Kewley in grateful recognition of his service.' Walter Llewellyn Fry BCL MB (1912) Red brown tablet with floral surround Margaret Earle (1925) wooden tablet with black and red lettering |
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Abbey are in private ownership and no longer accessible. These
two effigies are set against a wall near the Georgian
house also called Coverham AbbeyI took some photographs
in the 1980's when when I was able to gain access but
these have deteriorated although I have recently found
the negatives which I will process in due course.
There is a torso of a third effigy which I did not find.
For the moment I am posting I'Anson's drawings. O/S Ref: SE 107 863 |
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| Coxwold - St Michael |
 Laurence
Sterne (1768) was an Irish novelist and
Anglican clergyman, the author of
The Life and Times
of Tristam Shady and
other works. He was awarded the vicarship of
Sutton-on-the-Forest and later presented to the living
of Stillington, both in the North Riding; he was also a prebendary of York Minster.
He ran both parishes but later turned them
over to a curate to become a full time
writer. He had a house at Coxwold.He died in his lodgings in London and was buried in St George's Churchyard, Hanover Square in that city. However, the story is told that his body was quickly stolen by the 'Resurrectionists', body thieves who were employed by anatomists during the 18th and 19th centuries to supply them with corpses for teaching and research purposes. Only bodies of executed criminals were permitted to be used for this purpose rendering the supply of 'legal' corpses for this important purpose was quite insufficient.The passing of the Anatomy Act partly corrected this problem. It is said that his body was taken to Cambridge University where it was recognised by Charles Collington, Professor of Anatomy, and promptly returned for reburial in an unmarked site in the churchyard. A year later a group of Freemasons erected a memorial stone to Sterne but at his original burial site; this was replaced by a second stone, correcting some factual errors in 1893. In 1969 St George's Churchyard was redeveloped and 11,500 skulls were unearthed and reburied. Sterne's skull was recognised by being matched to a bust of him executed by Nollekens his life time. Some bones nearby and the skull were then reinterred in the churchyard at Coxwold. To the left is what appears to be the first stone, with a note on its removal to Yorkshire from London to the left; this latter is enlarged on the right. There are certainly rather a number of unlikely incidents in this tale. There is yet another (see below) tale of a body - but this time without its head - making the journey form London to Coxwold . |
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| Left: Monuments to members of the Bellasis family. Above: Thomas Bellasis, Earl of Fauconberg (1700) Shown with his son. White marble. Below: Sir William Bellasis (1604) and Margaret (Fairfax) (1571). Three sons kneel below and a son and daughter kneel at the sides. Signed: Thomas Browne did carve this tombe him self alone of Hessalwood stone, He began the conversion of the priory buidings, bought by his uncle, into a family home. |
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Note: The name is sometimes rendered Belasyse; also Fauconberg is sometimes spelled Falconbridge Also: 1. Thomas Bellasis, 1st Viscount Fauconberg (1653) and his wife, Barbara (Cholmley) (1619) . Two life sized effigies kneel towards the east. Simple architecture with the inscription in Latin. Gray and white marble by Nicholas Stone. His eldest son Henry predeceased him in 1647 and his son, Thomas inherited the title. The first viscount was a Royalist during the War of the Three Kingdoms as was his son Henry; Henry's son, Thomas, who was raised to the Earldom, was, in contrast, a Parliamentarian and married Oliver Cromwell's daughter, as mentioned above. 2. Henry Bellasis, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg (1802) No effigy. The earldom became extinct on his death. |
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| A Tale of Newburgh Priory |
To the south of the village of Coxwold is Newburgh Priory now a stately home but once an Augustinian Priory. Anthony Bellasis, who, with his brother, had been responsible for the dissolution of a number of monastic houses in the North of England, purchased the priory from King Henry VIII after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. His nephew, Sir William Bellasis, began the conversion of the priory into domestic buildings. In the 17th century, a descendant, Thomas Bellasis, who became Earl of Fauconberg, married Mary Cromwell, daughter of Oliver, the Protector. His somewhat ostentatious monument is shown above but Mary (and her sister Frances) are buried in St Nicholas, Chiswick, where they had lived in later years, with no monument. Oliver Cromwell, with his nephew Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw, the judge who had presided over the trial of King Charles I, had been buried, with other Parliamentarians and their families, in Westminster Abbey, but at the Restoration the new king, Charles II ordered that their bodies be removed from their graves, hanged at the Tyburn gallows and then beheaded on the anniversary of the execution of his father. The bodies were buried in a common pit at Tyburn but their heads displayed on poles on the top of Westminster Hall. Oliver's head was blown down in a gale and rescued, although not returned, by a passer by. The head eventually found its way to the rightful authorities and identified as that of the Protector. Other Parliamentarians and the families - and this includes wives and children - were also exhumed and buried in an unmmarked common pit outside St Margaret's Westminster. This disgraceful tale is told elsewhere on this website. The contemporary accounts of Oliver Cromwell's funeral are difficult to interpret, partly because the various accounts differ and partly because the language used is sometimes quite ambiguous, but we can be now almost certain that the head that found its way onto the top of Westminster Hall was certainly that of the late Protector. However almost immediately following Oliver's burial - and the coffin carried at his funeral did not contain his body which had been buried earlier - rumours began to be circulated and by the eighteenth century were widely discussed and developed in print. Many of these were fantastic and almost all certainly untrue. For example, there was the tale that the bodies of Oliver and Charles I had been swapped around at some point and that the body hanged at Tyburn was that of the late King, undergoing a second execution; this tale, from the start a fanciful one, was later dismissed when the vault containing Charles I, as well as Henry VIII and Jane Seymore, was discovered. Charles's coffin was opened and his body and head found sewn back together. Another rumour was that the Protector had been buried in a deep and unmarked grave on the battle field of Naseby; this more reasonable tale can also be dismissed now the head has been identified. However another tale cannot be dismissed so lightly. This tells us that the head indeed was hacked off and displayed on Westminster Hall but Mary Cromwell, to whom we have referred above, bribed the 'executioner' or the guards to release her father's body, which she carried off to her home, Newburgh Priory, where it was deposited in a stone vault in the attic. Visitors to the house, which is open to the public, are probably shown this vault but the owners over the years have steadfastly refused to open it, so this tale cannot be neither confirmed or refuted. A possible but, I think, highly unlikely story mainly because it appears to date back only to the 19th century. |
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Crathorne - All Saints |
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'The Deacon' Very worn and difficult to photograph, being under a table as well as the font. I did not attempt to move the latter! Below: The modern brass inscription above tells us that this is the effigy of Sir William de Crathone (1346), killed at Neville's Cross. The effigy is cetainly 14th century and there is a record of his wife, Isabel, applying for probate of his will declaring that he had gone into the church before he started for the war and there made his last testament. The arms of Crathorne are argent a saltire sable 5 crosses paty or. They can be seen in bold relief on his shield below  |
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| Thomas Lionel Dugdale 1st Baron Crathorne (1997) And his wife, Nancy Crathorne OBE (1969) |
James Lionel Dugdale (1941)
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'Underdeath lyeth the Body of RALPH CRATHORN Ld of NESS, of PLOWLAND, of WELWICK & THORPE JUXTA WELWICK, who died April 19, 1755' |
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Neville's Cross (1364) A Battle of the Second Scottish War of Independance |
| It was in the early years of the Hundred Year's War between England and France that the French King, Philip VI (also known as Philip of Valois) called on King David II of Scotland to invade England, according to the terms of the Auld Alliance. Philip's aim clearly was to divert troops from France to deal with the Scottish invasion so weakening the position of King Edward III and his armies in France. King David and his army marched into England and met the English army - half the size of the Scottish one - at Neville's Cross within sight of Durham Cathedral. The English were under the overall command of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville, with the aid of Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy and William Zouche, who, believe it or not, was Archbishop of York. The Scots were utterly defeated, suffering very heavy losses: their leaders were either captured - as was King David himself - or killed. Ralph Neville had a new cross constructed - which may be seen today - to celebrate the victory. King Philip's plan failed totally or at least for him: the eventual ransom terms of King David led to a forty year border truce between England and Scotland, much to the advantage of King Edward but also, I expect, to the ordinary folk living on either side of the border. |
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| Above and right:
Sir John Gibson and his second wife,
Margaret Woodhall (1584/90) Late 16th century.
Sir John was actually buried ay Kirkdale. There was a
kneeling, headless third figure thought to be that of
Sir John's first wife, Ann (Allett),
who was buried here in 1621. Far right: William Orfeur (1779) The upper text in in Latin but the lower, stating that the monument was erected by his widow Ann is in English. |
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Croft - St Peter |
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| The church is locked but you may obtain the key from the Croft Hotel, immediately opposite and you can't miss it. I took a letter of introduction I received from the church when I wrote to ask for permission, but it seemed unnecessary. They will also let you park outside, if you ask. Very good toilets in the church. |
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| Above and below: Sir John Clervaux (1444)
This tomb was dismantled, perhaps to make room for the
family pew, but this fragment is fixed to the south
wall. The slab 'which is concealed' bears the
arms Clearaux ipaling Lumley, Lumley, and again
Lumley. The inscription states that the monument
was erected be his son Richard, see below. Left and right: Richard & Elizabeth Clervaux. |
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Inscription on the Richard & Elizabeth Clervaux Tomb (translated for the Latin) |
| Here buried beneath the marble lies
Richard Clervaux, One time lord of Croft, God have mercy on him; He was esquire to the body of King Henry VI, Whom God brought to the stars of high Heaven; Next he was of the blood of both Edward the Fourth, And Richard the Third in the third degree; Who died in the year of our Lord fourteen hundred and ninety. |
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| Excavations inside this tomb in
1989 revealed only three nineteenth century Chaytor
coffins. This would seem to indicate that the family
vault containing the Clervaux coffins extends
under the pews. |
| 'The Milbank Chapel' (North Aisle) |
| Below: Possibly the tomb
of Sir Mark Milbank (1680) |
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| There is no inscription on the tomb but it does bear the Milbank arms. The surrounding railing are original but are locked so the chapel cannot be entered. On top is a funeral helm: Sir Mark was a Newcastle merchant rather than a military man. The south side of the chapel is blocked by the large two storey Milbank family pew, which protrudes into the nave. This is reached by a stair case which can be climbed to the fist stage only. | |
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| Far left: Alfred Henry Chaynor KC (1931). Above left: Sir Willaim Pierrepont WilsonTodd Bt (1925) Cpt 4th Hussars. Above centre left: Cornelia Milbanke (1795) Above centre right: Elizabeth Catharine Milbanke (1820) (2nd daughter of Sir John Penistone Milbanke and Eleanor). Above right: Sir William Chaytor Bt (1871). Far right: Lewis Carroll (1898) His father was rector of Croft when he was a boy. He died in Guildford, Surrey and is buried in the cemetery there. | |||||
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James Henry Wilson-Todd (1919) Aged 27. Brass Thomas Bellerby Brown (1903) Aged 25. Corporal South African Constabulary. 'died in the service of his country' Brass on black base. Rev James Dalton (1845) 57 years rector of Croft. White tablet with gable on black base Maria Dalton (1858) Widow of Rev James Dalton. White tablet with decorated gable on black base John Dalton (1854) Second son of Rev James. White tablet with decorated gable on black base Esther Jane Travis (1865) Third daughter of Rev James Dalton, late rector of Croft. And Caroline Gregson (1851), the youngest daughter. White tablet with decorated gable on black base |
Eleanor Milbanke (1819) Oval white tablet on black rectangular base Sir William Henry Wilson-Todd Bt. JP, DL (1910) Cptn 39th Regiment; for many years MP. And his wife, Jane Marian Rutherford (1909). White scroll tablet on black marble base. Both buried in North Ferriby, East Riding. Clervaux Arthur Chaytor (1906) Aged 27. White tablet on gray marble base Lt-Gen Charles James Dalton RA, Mary Anne, Isabella & Elizabeth Dalton, children of Rev James Dalton, Rector. A white metal plate with arms states that the window was erected in their memory in 1887. No other dates. Elizabeth Marshall (1897) In her memory the pulpit was dedicated by her children, one of whom was the Rector |
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Danby Wiske
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Despite the rather off putting council notices on the
gate to the churchyard, the friendly church is open.
Park in the lane leading to the church O/S Ref: SE 339 983 |
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 Right :Effigy of a lady early 14th century but recut. Said to be Matilda, widow of Brian Fitz Alan of Bedale (c 1340) (q.v.) and daughter of John Balliol, the Scots King. The effigy was used as a lintel over the bell tower door and moved to present position in 1939. Above: 'To The Memory of The Revd Anthony Thompson late Curate of this Parish who Died April 11th 1794 In the 83d Year of his Age. He served the Cure upwards if 21 Years Equally esteemed for the faithful discharge Of the Duties of his Office And for the - of his Manner |
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| Left:
Tomb recess with lidless coffin (possibly 14th
century) The VCH refer to a number of small iron
eyelets around the tomb, of which two are
clearly visible in the photograph. These are
said to have possible be related to a structure
of an Easter Sepulchre. Above far left:
John Close (1778) and his wife,
Elizabeth (1802). Latin text.
This is also shown avove the tomb recess.
Above centre left: Thomas
I'Anson (1848) and his wife,
Grace (1851) The unusual name of
I'Anson appears to be a Yorkshire name as
William I'Anson wrote on the Military Effigies
of Yorkshire. Above centre right:
Rev Caleb Readshaw AM
(1838), and his wife, Elizabeth
(1850). He was Rector of Covingham,
Huntingdonshire and Archdeacon of Richmond.
Latin text. Above far right:
Robert Jaques (1842) and his wife
Sarah (1814).
Also Leonard Jaques (1807) who
'fell a victim to the climate' (India). |
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| Leonard Jaques (1916) and his daughter, Agatha Mary Leonora Goldingham (1919) Plain white tablet | ||||||
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Easingwold -All Saints & St John |
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| Above Left: Thomas Rayns (1713), Once Lord Mayor of York. Above centre: Mr Geoᵉ Westerman 'late Citizen of London' and his wife Eleanor. N/D. Although this is a bequest board, it also acts as a memorial. The text is given below in part. His tomb is in the Church yard. Above right: Henry Yates (1781) Surgeon and Apothecary, and his wife, Margaret (Kithingman) (1731), and members of their family. See below. | ||
| '... wherby he left for ever to the Poor of this Parish the Interest of Two Hindered Pounds old South Sea Annuities to be laid out in Bread. and for ever for the Repair of the Tomb and this Inscription.' |
| Family of Henry & Margaret Yates (those not buried here are marked † |
| Children: William (1781), Jane (1781), Obadiah† surgeon, John †, Robert (1798) surgeon & apothecary, and Rachel (1793). The aforesaid Rachel married Rev William Whytehead BA, Vicar of Atwick and had the following children: Margaret †, Jane (1775) aged 7, William†, Rachel†, and Henry Robert† Also: Rev Obadiah Yates AM (1765) Vicar of Bromfield, Cumberland and brother to Henry Yates above. |
| Other Monuments |
| John Robins (1888)
and his wife, Ann (1866).
And their 7 sons and 3 daughters, who
are unnamed. This window is dedicated by their
two surviving sons and daughter. Coloured
marbles and mosaics Francis Peacock (1855) of Smedley Lane, Manchester. '...interred in Cheetham Hill cemetery...' Also his brother John (1824)'... interred in this church yard' White geometric tablet on black base. Elizabeth Haworth (1816) White tablet on black base. William Cowling 2nd Batt KOYLI. KIA Beaumont Hamel at 29 (1916). Also his nephews, William H Duck 8th Batt KOYLI KIA Armentieres at 19 (1915). Robert G Cowling 4th Batt Leicester Reg. KIA Loos at 19 (1915) William Lockwood (1836) Attorney-at-Law. White on black base William Lockwood (1908) Former vicar of Kirby Fleetham; his son, also, William Lockwood (1903) Coloured marbles and mosaics Thomas Walker Dale (1901) 9th Queen's Royal Lancers. Killed by a dynamite explosion at Vredefort Road, South Africa at 25. White with military badge on black base. Frances Johnson (1856) White with gable with black base |
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East Halsey - St Oswald |
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| Park outside but the church is
locked: you will need to apply to the church for the
key O/S Ref: SE 426 908 |
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| Above and right: Effigy said to be of Sir Geoffrey Hotham (1326) Note the bare head and the surcoat with long sleeves. Face recut. Cf Bedale above. Right centre: 13th century slab said to be of William Sawcock and Wife. Note the Calvery Cross and military equipment: sword, shield and other items. Right far: 12th century grave slab. Note the sheep shears . |
| East Rounton - St Lawrence |  |
| The church is modern -1884 - and Pevsner (The Buildings of England - Yorkshire the North Riding) does not consider the monuments - with the exception of two windows, to one of which he gives an obsecure reference - worth a mention. However it is worthwhile to see simple 20th century memorials after the vulgar ostentation of earlier ages. |
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| Hugh Lowthian Bell (1926) Priest | Amy Hutchinson (1909) | Bridget Horatia Plowden DBE (2000) | John Lowthian Bell
(1944) KIA while serving on HMS Warwick |
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (1926) |
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around the north window records that: 'This window is in
remembrance of Gertrude, versed in the learning of the
East and the West. Servant of State, Scholar, Poet,
Historian, Antiquary...' She died in Baghdad. Note the
Arabic lettering. The east window is a memory of Sir Lowthian Bell Bt (1904) and Dame Margaret Pattinson. He was a weathy Victorian ironmaster and Liberal MP. They were the parents of Gertrude Bell, above. Pevsner in his usual manner writes 'and wife'; his phrase 'clients of Philip Webb', refers to the architect whom he commissions for his mansions together with William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones |
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Eryholme - St Mary |
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Grave covers - and other fragments - set into the wall of the church porch |
The photographs on the North Riding pages are mainly by the Web Master with a number contributed by Jean MaCreanor and by Richard Collier. The etchings are by T&G Hollis; the drawings by William I'Anson and a few by the Webmaster