Above the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral are some 40 sculpted reliefs of biblical scenes, and other scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ. The scenes were sculpted by some of the best artists in France and were commissioned at different times over a 200 year period from 1510 to 1720.
Monument to Charles Dixwell (d1591), his wife Abigail (d1635), and their five children William, Edgar, Humphrey, Basil, and Barbara.
Plaque to Charles Hughes (d1734).
Monuments or memorials to children in English churches were extremely rare until the late 18th and early 19th century. In the 16th century one can find the occassional child tomb amongst the aristocracy, such as that of the The Noble Impe at St Mary's Warwick, but otherwise children rarely appear to have warranted memorials in their own right.
Monument to Dean Henry Ceasar (d1636).
Simple chest tomb monument to Dorothy St John ⓘ (d1630).
Memorial probably by John Stone to Edward Peyto (d1643) and Elizabeth his wife.
Memorial dedicated to Elizabeth Orme. Inscription notes her literacy.
Memorial to Elizabeth Verney (d1633).
This collection of 17th century Flemish carved wooden panels form the reredos at the church of St Lawrence, Shotteswell in Warwickshire. They come from different periods in the 17th century and consequently are stylistically different.
