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Bust of Bishop John Gaugen (d1662), Worcester Cathedral. John Gaugen was made Bishop of Worcester in May 1662 but died in September 1662 of "stone and strangury" - a complication of kidney stones.
This "Doom" painting in St Mary's Warwick, is copy (1678), by Richard Bird, of Michelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. The left hand side of the work has been restored but the right hand side left unrestored at present.
Semi reclining effigy of Bishop Peter Gunning (d1684).
Memorial brass to Frances Benyon wife of parish minister (d1687).
Memorial dedicated to Elizabeth Orme. Inscription notes her literacy.
Brass monument to Moses Macham (d1712).
This marble monument to Judge John Powell (d1714) is by Thomas Green of Camberwell. John Powell presided over the trial of Jane Wenham, one of the last people convicted of witchcraft in England.
White marble monument to Thomas Deacon (d1725) and wife.
Architectural monument to commemorate members of the Benson family c1730. Probably by Smith of Warwick.
Plaque to Charles Hughes (d1734).
The tomb of Galileo Galilei (d1642) at Santa Croce in Florence was erected in 1737. It was designed by Giulio Foggini and contains a bust of Galileo Galilei (by Giovanni Battista Foggini), and figures representing Astronomy (by Vincenzo Foggini), and Geometry (by Girolamo Ticciati).
This memorial to Sir Thomas Street (d1696) is the work of the sculptor Joseph Wilton a founding member of the Royal Academy, and was made around 1774.
This monument by John Flaxman is to Sarah Morley (d1784) who died a few days after giving birth whilst travelling back to England from India. Both Sarah and her child were buried at sea.