At rest? At peace? Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (8/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday

The lower portion of the memorial to George Rodney Esq. Of noble parentage and last of the line. With his death died a dynasty. Remember you will die. #MementoMoriMonday

At rest? At peace? Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (7/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday

To Mouse there is something disturbing about poor George rising shrouded from his coffin. Everyone else gets to lie down for eternity, George has to look as if his bath is cold

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (6/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday.

This neo-classical monument is of such heft that Mouse couldn't get it all in one shot. It dwarfs the chapel and the other monuments

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (5/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday.

24 hour party people. Looking like they're verging on fits of the giggles despite the serious times through which they lived

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (4/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday. A drawn curtain reveals an almost theatrical scene

Perhaps the mind is drawn to classical Greece and Rome for statuary but never underestimate the quality of English memorials

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (3/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday

The occupant of the 'window seat' of memorials. The intricacy of the lace and pearls seems extraordinary

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (2/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday

Celestial memorial canopy. Worth a zoom in. If you have eternity, spend it staring at the stars.

At rest. At peace. Memorials of #TheRodneyChapel (1/8) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday

Chest tomb, effigy and canopy. Apart from being an extraordinarily beautifully carved memorial, the backdrop of the glass and C15 Perpendicular window makes it picture perfect

Recumbent effigy: Sir Thomas Rodney (d1417) in full armour. Extensively and well carved chest tomb in good state of preservation. Open canopy to #TheRodneyChapel where other members of the family are commemorated #ThomasRodney (1/4) #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset #MemorialMonday