Index of Jacobean Chest tomb

Fulk Woodhul effigy - Thenford Northamptonshire

Fulk Woodhul effigy - Thenford Northamptonshire

This recumbent effigy, commemorating Fulk Woodhul, dates from the early seventeenth century and is located in the church at Thenford, Northamptonshire. The monument presents the deceased lying full-length within an arched recess, a format that continued medieval funerary traditions while adapting them to post-Reformation sensibilities.

Thomas Machen family monument - Gloucester Cathedral.

Thomas Machen family monument - Gloucester Cathedral.

This monument widely attributed to Samuel Baldwin of Stroud, is dedicated to Thomas Machen (d1614), Christian Baston his wife and 13 children. Thomas Machen was mayor of Gloucester three times, and was elected to parliament in 1613.

 

Elizabeth Williams - Gloucester Cathedral

Elizabeth Williams - Gloucester Cathedral

This monument is to Elizabeth Williams (d1622) who died in childbirth, an effigy of a baby in its chrisom shroud lies by her side. Her sister also died in childbirth a year later and a monument to her is nearby. Both monuments are probably the work of Samuel Baldwin of Stroud .