Tomb

John Wales Tomb - Raunds, Northamptonshire

walwyn Sat, 04/10/2010 - 00:33

Tomb of John Wales vicar (d1496).

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.

Knightley Tomb, Fawsley - Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 10/18/2009 - 13:55

Freestanding tomb to Sir Richard Knightley (d1534) and his wife Jane Skenard.

Knollys Tomb - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 11/01/2009 - 15:22

Alabaster memorial to Henry Knollys and his wife Margaret Cave (c1600).

Lady of the Gifford Family - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 09/18/2011 - 20:25

Effigy of a lady from about 1300, thought to be a member of the Gifford family. This monument is under the Prince Arthur chantry chapel.

Lewis Clayton Tomb - Peterborough Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 12/31/2016 - 11:30

Tomb of Lewis Clayton (d1917) who became Suffragan Bishop of Peterborough in 1903.

Lord George Lyttelton - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 08/16/2011 - 23:51

This tomb in Worcester Cathedral is of Lord George Lyttelton (d1876) by James Forsyth.

Lord John Cheney Monument - Salisbury Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 06/21/2011 - 23:05

Lord John Cheney (d1499) was a Lancastrian supporter who in 1483 had supported the Duke of Buckingham's rebellion against Richard III. When Buckingham's rebellion failed he joined Henry Tudor in Brittany and returned with him from France in 1485.