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Thomas Langton Freke - King's Sutton, Northamptonshire

Thomas Langton Freke - King's Sutton, Northamptonshire

This dramatic plaster wall monument, dated 1769, commemorates Thomas Langton Freke and is mounted at Kings Sutton, though not in its original position. The work has been attributed to John Bacon, but its style is more convincingly aligned with the Baroque sculptural tradition associated with Louis-François Roubiliac.

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.

 

Thomas Street - Worcester Cathedral

Thomas Street - Worcester Cathedral

This memorial to Sir Thomas Street (d1696) is the work of the sculptor Joseph Wilton a founding member of the Royal Academy, and was made around 1774.

 

 

Three Marys at the Tomb - Litchborough Northamptonshire

Three Marys at the Tomb - Litchborough Northamptonshire

This two-light stained-glass window depicting the Three Marys at the Tomb, dated 1917, is attributable to Burlison & Grylls and belongs to the firm’s late ecclesiastical output during the First World War period.

Description and iconography

The composition presents the moment immediately following the Resurrection, as described in the Gospels, when the holy women come to the tomb and receive the angelic announcement that Christ has risen.

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