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
Frescos depicting the annunciation.
The painted clock a reminder of the passing of time ones mortality and the Last Judgment.
Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.
Renaissance sculpture, flourishing from the 14th to the early 17th century, marked a revival of classical antiquity and humanism, centered primarily in Italy, with Florence as its epicenter. Emerging from the medieval Gothic style, it sought to emulate the idealized forms and balanced proportions of ancient Greek and Roman art, while infusing a newfound focus on naturalism and individual expression.
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester (d1262) sided with Simon de Montfort against Henry III, but switched sides on several occasions.
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.
Sculpured panel of altar tomb depicting iconic "Lily Crucifixion", of which there are only two other stone sculptures in the UK.
Robert Fitzhamon, also known as fitzHamio, (d1107) was the founder of Tewkesbury Abbey in 1102. He had been given the manor of Tewkesbury as a reward for supporting William II as king of England during the Rebellion of 1088. He also fought alongside Henry I against Henry's brother Robert Curthose ⓘ. His great granddaughter Isabel of Gloucester became the first wife of John of England ⓘ.
Robert Fitzroy (d1147), was the first earl of Gloucester, the eldest, but illegitimate, son of King Henry I. He married Robert Fitzhamon's daughter Mabel at Lisieux in France. Half-brother of the Empress Matilda, he fought on her side during the war with King Stephen.
