Effigy

Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Baron le Despenser - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Sat, 08/20/2011 - 21:32

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.

John Dycson Tomb - Yelvertoft Northamptonshire.

walwyn Mon, 10/19/2009 - 00:38

Tomb of John Dycson rector from 1439 to 1445 of Yelvertoft Northamptonshire.

John Moore and Family - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 08/13/2011 - 21:54

Monument to John Moore (d1613) and wife Anne. Worcester cathedral.

John Needham Tomb - Litchborough Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 09/05/2021 - 21:18

Tomb of John Needham (d1618) in St Martin's church, Litchborough, Northamptonshire. The tomb was erected in 1633 by his wife after she remarried.

John Shirley Tomb - Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

walwyn Mon, 10/19/2009 - 21:56

Tomb of John Shirely (d1570), a knight in armour with sword, and feet resting on a lion.

Judge John Powell - Gloucester Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:57

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.

King John of England - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 05/02/2011 - 02:25

Tomb of King John the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Made from Purbeck marble the sarcophagus dates from about 1230 and is the earliest effigy in the country to an English king. Originally the effigy would have lain on the floor, but as more elaborate tombs were installed in later years, John's effigy was raised up to rest on a tomb chest that was made in about 1540.