HEREFORDSHIRE



Bodenham
St Michael
Early 14th C Mother and Child
 
Evesbatch  St Andrew
Mrs Dobyns (1658)

The epitaph read thus:

Here lyeth a mother in our mother's womb
who to her only child did prove a tomb.  Thus heavens did decree that she should have
a son, heir of her body and her grave.  Though she a mother was, she did begin
Strange !  not till after death to lie in.
More for to tell you, who, what, here doth lye
Would prove, witt, beauty and the best must dye

Bramton Bryan
St Barnabas

Early 14th century effigy of a lady, holding her heart. Said to be Margaretha Brampton
photographs kindly supplied by Jean McCreanor
Lugwardine
St Peter

Left: John Best (1637) shown preaching
Above: William Reed (1634)
   
Eardisland
St Mary
 
 
 
Left: Warren Peter Clowes (1918) kia at Abancourt defending Amiens amd buried at Fouilloy; Right: Lt Col Peter Leigh Clowes (1924) Both of the King's Royal Irish Hussars. Peter appears to have been Warren's father (or possibly grand uncle) although this is not clear; not the former wears armour and the latter WWI uniform.
King's Capel
St John Baptist

Above: Eliza Woodhouse (1833) by Westmacott
Right:
Elizabeth Holcombe Ferguson (1834) by Flaxman. Is she feeding the baby?

 Much Marcle
 St Bartholomew

Above & right: Civilian (1360-70) Oak painted

Above left & directly above this: Blanche Mortimer, Lady Grandison (1347)
Above & right: Tomb chest with effigies of c. 1400
Left: Sir John Kyrle (1650) & Wife. Black & white marble

Photographs kindly supplied by Sally Badham

     



 

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