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| Ashby-cum-Fenby - St Peter |
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Knight (early 14th century) with cross legs. Suzanne Drury (ob 1606). Standing wall monument of the 17th century but the semi-reclining effigy said to be a replacement of c. 1700: Sir William & Lady Frances Wray Ten poster bed monument of c 1640 with two reclining effigies, children lean against base . This Sir William's father was Sir Christopher Wray of Glentworth. (shown) |
(near Grantham)
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| Sir Richard Brownlow (ob. 1668) In the style of William Stanton. Large architectural tablet with achievement in an open scrolly pediment at the top. | Lady
Cust (ob. 1772) by William Tyler. William Brownlow (ob. 1726) by Edward Stanton & Christopher Horsnaile. Architectural tablet with two columns and standing putti outside them. Alice, Lady Brownlow, widow of Young Sir John (ob. 1721) by Edward Stanton & Christopher Horsnaile. Tablet with fluted pilasters, an oval inscription plate, and three fine putto heads at the top |
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| Adelbert Cust, 5th Baron Brownlow (ob. 1927) by Sir Edwin Lutyens. A plain classical tomb-chest, cruciform. |
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Chancel - South |
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Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Bt of Stamford, 1st Baron
Brownlow (ob. 1807) by
Sir Richard Westmacott.
Standing monuments of white marble. Semicircular plinth,
and on it a kneeling maiden by a broken column. The
capital lies by her on the ground. Reredos background.
He was elevated to the peerage in recognition of his
father's service as Speaker. Right: Sir John Brownlow, 5th Bt of Humby, Viscount Tyrconnel and Baron Charleville (ob. 1754) by Sir Henry Cheere. Standing monument of white and pink marble. Seated figure of Hope (note the anchor) holding a portrait medallion. Richly decorated reredos background |
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Chancel - North |
| Left: Sir John
Cust, 3rd Bt of Stamford, Speaker of the House of
Commons (1770) by William Tyler.
Standing monument of white, black and brown marble.
Seated figure holding a key; to her right a medallion,
and on it, in relief, the Speaker's chair. At her feet
an open book; in it recorded in the Journal of the House
of Commons the year 1768 when Sir John was re-elected
Speaker. Etheldred Anne Cust (1788 aged 17) by John Bacon, 1793. Tablet with a charming roundel of a young girl with a lamb. Katherine Cust (1827) Small tablet with of flowers around the frame. Hon. Rev. Richard Cust (1864) by W. Theed. Big white tablet with Christ and kneeling shepherd. |
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John, 1st Bt of Belton (ob. 1679) and Dame Alicia Brownlow (ob.
1679) by William Stanton 1679. Standing monument. Black and
white. Against the reredos background, two frontal demi-figures
holding hands. Columns and an open segmental pediment.
Inscription on a draped cloth. Stanton received £166 17s 0d for
this monument. There is a photograph of the monuments in Brian
Kemp's Church Monuments (Shire 1997) p. 19. Richard Brownlow (ob. 1638) by Joshua Marshall but as Marshall was only in his teens in 1638, it must date from the 1650's or 60's. Alabaster. Frontal demi-figure in an arched niche. Complex surround. Richard Brownlow was a prominent Elizabethan lawyer who founded the Brownlow fortunes and built the uper stages of the church tower. Marshall carved the plinth of the equestrian statue of Charles I in Whitehall and, as master mason, was responsible for the Monument and for City churches after the Fire of London. |
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John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow (ob. 1853) by Marochetti. Tomb chest with white recumbent effigy. Marochetti was also responsible for the equestrian bronze of Richard the Lionhear outside the Palace of Westminster and the effigies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the Frogmore Mausoleum at Windsor. | |
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Right: Sophia Hume, Countess Brownlow (ob. 1814) was the first wife of the 1st Earl. The monument for which the chapel was built. By Antonio Canova. Standing monument of an upright Grecian woman, one hand raised, the other on a portrait medallion. This stands on a short Greek Doric column (not quite it has a base). But the plinth has a band of knobbly Perp foliage. This latter may be by Westmacott, Canova's pupil. Left: John Hume, Viscount Alford ( ob 1851) designed by Sir G. G. Scott. Fine Gothick tomb.Tomb-recess in the west wall. Tomb-chest richly inlaid with a pattern of coloured marble and with a brass cross on the cover slab. Pillars, surmounted by lions holding shields, flank an elaborated canopy. (shown) |
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Caroline, Countess
Brownlow (ob. 1824) Standing white monument
with a seated lady. Pilgrim's staff and pilgrim's hat on
the ground. Putti in the sky. Adelaide, Countess Brownlow (ob. 1917) by Lady Feodora Gleichen. Tablet with white profile against dark blue mosaic. Surround of green marbles. |
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"Young" Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Bt of Humby (ob. 1697)
Architectural. Standing monument with two columns and a
segmental pediment. By W. Stanton (Mrs Esdale). This Sir John
"built" Belton House; the actual master mason was Stanton
himself. Henry "Harry" John Cockayne Cust, (ob. 1917) by his wife, Emmeline "Nina" Crust, who also carved a bust of her husband which is in Belton House. Recumbent effigy on slab supported by disagreeable stumpy red marble pillasters with equally disagreeable beige marble capitals. He was a poet and editor or the Pall Mall Gazette and would have succedded to the Brownlow title but predeceased his cousin, the 3rd Earl. The beautifully simple wall mounted stone (shown) to Brig. Richard Brownlow Purey-Cust (ob 1958) and his wife Patricia (ob 1993) contrasts with the above proud monuments of an earlier age.
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| Brocklesby - All Saints |
 16th century
standing alabaster with effigies of Sir William
Pelham (1587) and wife with sons and
daughters, kneeling and facing each other;
17th century: Sir William Pelham (1629): two recumbent effigies with rows of children kneeling on the tomb chest by William Wright of Charing Cross. Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley (1914) in the 17th century style (shown left) by Charles Jagger. Marcia, Countess of Yarbourough, (1928) by Sir W Reid Dick, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield; white marble standing figure with two children; neo-Flaxman style. Charles, 4th Earl of Yarbourough (1936) large wall tablet with portrait and arms. |
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Brocklesby Mausoleum (in private hands) |
 By Wyatt and completed by 1792.
Figure of Sophia Aufrere (1786) carved by
Nollekens
in c. 1791, the raison d'être for the building.
(shown right) In three recesses are monuments of the Pelham family made in Italy in the late 1760's |
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Buslingthorpe - St
Mary (redundant churches fund) |
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Richard Boselyngthorpe (early 14th century)
demi-brass in a coffin lid with Lombarding inscription
(shown) Sir John Buslingthorpe (ob 1340/4) cross legged knight Priest incised slab |
| Careby - St Stephen |
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medieval monuments: 13th century heart burial, shield with two hands holding heart, A mid 14th century knight/lady; busts only, their bodies dissapear into solid slab with shield. Also: Knight with crossed legs. |
| Coates St Edith |
 Brian Cooke of Doncaster (1653) |
| Dalby St Lawrence & Bishop Edward King |  |
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| Julyan Llandon (1631) Alabaster | William Llandon (1621) & Alice. Alabaster |
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| Denton - St Andrew |
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14th century
sunken effigy of a priest. John Blyth (1602): recumbent effigy on half rolled up mattress; children with their names against the tomb chest. Richard Welby: 1714 statue by Green of Camberwell, on base surrounded by four putti. (shown) Several 18th century tablets including one to Suzanna Gregory with bats' wings,skull, snake & hourglass by Thomas Taylor and one to John Welby (1736) attributed to Rysbrack Good 18th century slate headstones in church yard. |
| Edenham - St Michael | |
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Civilian/Lady
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2nd Duke of Ancaster (1741), standing figure
leaning on urn; below which a medallion with profile of his
wife; by Henry Cheere. Third & Fourth Dukes (1778 & 1779), two standing figures with medallion of wife of one; against convex back panel a medallion of child; by Charles Harris. Hon Frederick Burrell (1819) as a baby carried by angels. 1st Lord Gwydyr (1820), bust on round pedastal; by Nollekens. Clementine, Baroness Willoughby (1881), neo-baroque. Tablet to Rev John Bland (1761) by Bingham. George Parker (1831), neo-gothic; by Smith of Stamford. There are more High Victorian monuments to the Berties family in the church yard. Also in the church are the Heathcote memorials, removed here from Normaton church, Rutland and all of the 19th century |
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Alabaster standing wall monument, 1593, with two recumbent
effigies of Sir Christopher
Wray (1592)and wife;
coffered arch with a kneeling effigy of their son at the top;
four kneeling daughters on the tomb chest. Perhaps by
Nicholas Johnson of Southwark.
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| Hainton - St Mary |
 A very fine collection of
Heneage family monuments. In the chancel:Purbeck marble tomb chest of John Heneage (1530) and wife. With kneeling brass effigies on the back wall. Mrs Frances Heneage (1807 age 25); five children round an urn and the commemorated with angels in clouds above. By Bacon Jnr. G R Heneage (1833); a draped urn by S Manning. The north chapel, off the chancel, was converted into a Heneage family chapel and contains : John Heneage (1435) and wife: brasses. Another John (1559) and wife (1587): Large standing monument with kneeling figures facing each other across a prayer desk. Sir George (1597): free standing alabaster with recumbent effigy. Sir William and two wives: alabaster standing against wall with the kneeling figures facing each other and children below. On the top a relief of the Fall and Resurection. Three Sir Georges (last 1697): tablet with skulls, bones and hour glass. Attributed to William Stanton.(shown) George (1731): A large marble tablet with bust and below busts of his two wives. By Bertuccini. Mrs Frances (1842): two putti in front of pedestal of an urn. By Manning. George Fieschi (1864): mourning woman by pedestal of an urn; by Underwood of Camden Town. E J Wilson (1854) is buried in the church yard. |
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Houghton-on-the-Hill - All Saints |
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Edward Payne
(1728) standing monment of white sarcophagus before
black obelisk. By Benjamin Palmer c. 1742 Thomas Payne (1642) identical, also by Palmer John Marris (1785) by Edward Tatem Arabella Ashton, wife of William Ashton of Brandon, Lincs (1792) She died age 42 giving birth to her eleventh child. The monument also to three of her children: Sancta, Charlotte and Catherine. By J Wallis (shown - left) William Ashton (1826) age 72. By R Marshall (shown- right) The above two sculptors eventually went into partnership Francis Musson (1837) by Collingwood of Grantham |
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Lenton - St. Peter |
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| Thanks also to Sally Badham for supplying further information about the monuments, especially the brasses and to Jean McCreanor for supplying many photographs. The drawings are from Boutell's Christian Monuments |
These pages are dedicated to Peter Fairweather, who wasa Lincoln resident and a Church Monuments Society member of long standing , who kindly allowed me to use may of his photographs on this page and provided me with much information and advice. Sadly Peter died in July 2006 after a long illness.