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This tomb of Hugh and Elizabeth, in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey, is of alabaster and the effigies are portraits of them both. The canopy once contained 26 statutes and was considered one of the finest in England.
C14 effigy of priest in tomb recess.
Mid C14 recumbent effigy of a priest in tomb recess.
The east window at Gloucester Cathedral was created as part of the rebuilding of the abbey church of St Peter. Built in the Perpendicular style it was the largest window in Europe. The decorative scheme portrays the Coronation of the Virgin and the glass mostly dates from the 1350s.
The parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Leodegarius at Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire has a C14 - C15 Passion sequence painted above the chancel arch and on the side walls. The sequence was uncovered during restoration work in 1927 and is the most extensive cycle in the UK. The paintings are of a similar date to those at Burton Dassett about 20 miles away.
This is one of fewer than 100 surviving wooden knight figures in England, and transcends mere memorial: it immortalizes Sir John's legacy as a minor but dutiful baron, who was possibly involved in Edward III's French campaigns
Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.
Tomb of Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and his wife Katherine Mortimer.
Sir Richard Pembridge (d1375) was one of the earliest Knights of the Garter, being elected following the death of Thomas Ufford in 1368. He was present at all of Edward III's major victories during the Hundred Years War: Sluys (1340), Creçy (1346), the Siege of Calais (1347), and Poiters (1356) where he fought alongside the Black Prince.
This early fifteenth century wall painting of Christ at the Last Judgement sitting on a rainbow between praying figures of the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist, can be found in the Collegiate Church of St Aignan.
White marble effigy of Cardinal Jean de la Grange (d1402).
Large brass monument to William Bagot (d1407) and his wife Margaret.
The painted clock a reminder of the passing of time ones mortality and the Last Judgment.
This is an early 15th century alabaster tomb of a knight and his wife, in the church of St Mary Lutterworth.
This 19in high brass monument is dedicated to John Cressy (d1414) and his wife Christine, can be found in the churchj of St Mary Dodford, Northamptonshire.
Tomb of William de Roos (d1414), 6th Baron Ros, 6th Baron Roos, Bottesford Leicestershire.
Fom about 1420, the figures on the right are thought to be Louis II of Chalon, count of Saint Aignan, his mother, and his second wife Jeanne de Perellos.
The two kneeling benefactors are thought to be Louis II of Chalon and Jeanne de Perellos.
A common subject painted in medieval churches where scenes of the "Last Judgment" or "Doom". Often they would be painted above the chancel arch. A central figure of risen Christ with the instruments of the passion would be painted, or a crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist.
This brass monument to William Wylde (d1422) and wife can be found in the church of St Mary, Dodford, Northamptonshire.
