The Snakeflies (Raphidioptera) are a family of insects that are listed amongst the sub-order Megaloptera. These insects are predatory in both the larvae and adult stages, and are completely terrestrial, and the female has a large ovipositor ⓘ with which she places her eggs under loose bark.
Kings and Prophets
On either side of the central window in the chancel of Tewkesbury abbey are four windows of five lights. Each window has a central figure that represents one of the kings from the Old Testament and lights on either side contain images depicting a prophet. These windows are dated from 1338-1340.
Bishop William de Blois - Worcester Cathedral.
Bishop of Worcester 1218-1236. The effigy on the tomb is in the Romanesque style and lacks the detailed modelling that would become the hallmark of Gothic sculpture.
Bishop Walter de Cantelupe. Worcester Cathedral
This mid 13th century tomb of Bishop Walter de Cantelupe (d1266) is made of Purbeck marble ⓘ. The relief of the effigy is more rounded than that of the nearby tomb of his predecessor the bishop of Worcester William de Blois (d1236) which is still in the Romanesque style and shows the development to the more rounded forms of the early Gothic.
Joanna de Bohun - Hereford Cathedral
The tomb of Joanna Bohun (d1337), in the Lady Chapel of Hereford cathedral, is one of only two 14th cenury tombs of women in Hereford where the name of the person represented is known.
The Last Judgement
This medieval window in the chancel of Tewkesbury dates from 1338. The main panels depicts the Last Judgement, and the Coronation of the Virgin is the subject of the rose window.
Peter de Grandisson Tomb - Hereford Cathedral
Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.
Holland of Warwick
Holland of Warwick, located on St John's road Warwick were stained glass makers during the second half of the 19th century. In the 1850s they were one of the main manufacturers in the depressed town. At this time they were a 'stained glass and decorative painting establishment' that specialized in the 'design for monumental and baronial windows, enamelled and encaustic painting, gilding, imitations of wood'. They also employed Clement Heaton as a designer in the early 1850s before he moved to London to start his own company with James Butler in 1855.
Catherine of Aragon Tomb - Peterborough Cathedral
Tomb of Catherine of Aragon (d1536). Peterborough Cathedral. Who married Henry VII of England after Arthur his elder brother died suddenly.
Arthur Tudor Tomb and Chantry Chapel - Worcester cathedral
This chantry chapel ⓘ to Arthur Tudor, covered in tracery and sculptures, was built in 1504. The chest tomb of the 15 year old Prince fills the chapel.
