War memorial in St Sylvester Chivelstone in Devon

Church monument #Remembrance #LestWeForget St Sylvester Chivelstone #Devon #ChurchMonument
#WarMemorial

Kneeling effigy of Thomas Williams died 1636

#ChurchMonument Thomas Williams if Corndean died 1636. Kneeling effigy of painted stone. Rather crudely executed. There’s an empty space opposite him but his wife was never added. #Winchcombe St Peter’s

Always great when Heritage Open Day weekend comes around. On Saturday I visited St Nicholas Church in Thames Ditton, over river from Hampton Court. Dates 12thC. 16thC Doom Painting particularly interesting

#thamesditton #thamesdittonchurch #bessieblount #hamptoncourt #doompainting #churchmonument

The tomb of an unidentified Portuguese princess in Lisbon Cathedral. Stylistically, the tomb dates to the 14thC #princess #royalty #lisboncathedral #lisbon #churchmonuments #churchmonument

The wonderful tomb of Elizabeth Montacute in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Elizabeth died in 1354 and had been a major benefactor to St Frideswide’s church, which eventually became the cathedral #christchurch #christchurchoxford #oxford #medieval #churchmonument

At first glance, a double effigy depicting a married couple in the church at Broughton in Oxfordshire, dating to 15thC. Look closer and it’s clear that it’s two effigies that have been pushed together. The knight wears a Yorkist livery collar and the lady a Lancastrian one #medieval #churchmonument

Repainting this tomb was a bold move by the Victorian restorers. I’m not sure they truly achieved authenticity… It’s believed to be the 14thC of Dir John de Broughton, in Broughton Church, Oxfordshire #medieval #victorianrestoration #churchmonument #medievaltomb

Wonderful Tanfield Monument in Burford Church, Oxford, which was apparently erected surreptitiously overnight in the chapel by Lady Tanfield after her husband’s death in 1625. Its most notable feature is that it is a cadaver monument #burford #churchmonument #transitomb

The extremely lifelike memorial to Alice Taylor in Romsey Abbey. She died of Scarlet Fever in 1843 aged just two years old #churchmonument #romseyabbey #churchmonuments

3rd Mar 1848 Colonel Edward Hawkins Cheney died aged 69.

Monument sculpted by Joseph Gott at St Luke's Church Gaddesby, Leicestershire, showing Cheney fighting at Waterloo; his horse shot, collapsing; one of four he rode into battle.

allabouthistory.co.uk/6EnFycQp

#OnThisDay
#ChurchMonument
#OTD

3rd Mar 1626 William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, died aged 73. He a son of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick of Chatsworth.
Monument to him and his brother Henry at Edensor Church, Derbyshire, attributed to Maximilian Colt.
allabouthistory.co.uk/Ht6Jrnh4
#OTD
#ChurchMonument
#CadaverTomb

On 10 Feb 1780 Samuel Egerton died aged sixty-eight. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Rostherne, Tatton, Cheshire. Monument sculpted by John "The Elder" Bacon. Figures representing Hope and Patience.
allabouthistory.co.uk/Uy3TSfIf

#otd
#churchmonument