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BRISTOL
(Bristol is a large and rather hilly
city. It is less than a mile between The Cathedral and St Mary Redcliffe)
(I
preferred to arrive by train at Bristol Temple Meads and travel by
taxi) |
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Bristol Cathedral |
St James's, Whitson
Street |
St John the Baptist, Tower
Lane |
St Mark's or Lord Mayor's
Chapel |
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St Mary Redcliffe |
St Michael's, St Michael's Hill
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St Nicholas's, High
Street |
St Paul's, Portland
Square |
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St Phillip's &
St Jacobs, Narrow Plain |
St Stephen's, St Stephen's
Avenue |
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I
have now effectively finished this Bristol
page. However I should be grateful for further
information, for errors being pointed out
and corrected and, expecially, for further
- or indeed better - photographs..
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The Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided
Trinity
(originally Abbey of St Augustine)
(no
entrance fee; no charge for photography but contributions always welcome
please!)
(A very friendly cathedral but easy to set off
alarms!) | |
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Note:
Bristol Cathedral is a Cathedral of
the New Foundation,
that is, one of the several cathedrals that was
founded - or refounded - by Henry VIII at the time of the Dissolution of the
Monasteries. Before then the church we now know as the cathedral was not a
cathedral at all (so not the seat of a bishop) but rather an Augustinian Abbey,
that is, a monastery of Canons Regular
- priests who
lived under the rule of St Augustine and who were presided over by an
Abbot. The see was
founded in 1542: a bishop was installed (see below) and the cathedral itself
administered by a Dean and Chapter
of Secular Canons
- priests not living under a monastic rule - which
is more or less the situation today.
This explains some of the monuments
found both here and at Wells.
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Eastern Lady Chapel |
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Abbot
Newberry (1483)
Abbot 1428-1473 |
Abbot Hunt
(1481)
Abbot 1473-1481 |
Abbot
Newland (1515)
Abbot 1481-1415 |
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These abbots'
effigies are in early 14th century
recesses. |
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North
Chancel Aisle |
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He was concecrated as the 1st Bishop of Bristol in 1542 but
deprived by royal decree (Mary Tudor) in 1554 for being married. He retired to
the Rectory of Winterbourne where he is buried with his Wife. Cadaver
cenotaph. |
Portrait Bust by
Baily |
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Robert Codrington (1618) & Wife
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Figures kneel
at prayer desk flanked by angels. |
Coffin lid (not in situ)
with foliated cross and inscription written in Lombardic characters and in
Norman French:
William the Surveyor lies here -
God on his soul have mercy. Amen.
He may have
been surveyor when the Elder Lady Chapel was built - c 1220
By
J Paine
A seated
Genius holds a portrait medallion.
Several minor wall monuments can be
seen
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by Jabez Tyler
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George Forrest Browne
(1833-1930) |
48th Bishop
1897-1914
Bronze bust |
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Medallion with figures on
sarcophagus
By John
Bacon |
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There are many
minor wall monuments here in all most all parts of the Cathedral, especially the
cloisters, which have not been included in this
survey. |
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North
Transept |
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Tomb slab with
head above a cross, both carved in low relief: one of the arms of the cross can
just be made out. Very worn.
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By
Tyler |
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Above:
Frederick John Fargus 'Hugh Conway' (ob
1885)
Below: Mary Carpenter
(ob1877) |
Both signed by
Havard Thomas |
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Bishop
Joseph Butler DCL (ob 1752) | |
A Bristol
Merchant |
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Elder Lady Chapel
(accesible from the North Transept) |
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Maurice 9th
Lord Berkeley (ob 1368)
& his Mother Margaret
(1st Wife of
Thomas) |
This monument lies between
the Elder Lady Chapel and the North Transept but is best seen from the latter.
Arms carved on 'jupon'. |
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South
Transept |
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Laura
Josephine (1839-1843)
Charles Roper
(1845-185-)
Laura
Henrietta
(1857-185-)
Malwyn |
By
T. Tyler Bristol |
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By
Sir Charles
Chantry |
By
Baily |
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Solicitor
& for 50 years Chapter Clerk
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Newton
Chapel
(accessible from the South Transept) |
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Sir
Henry Newton & Wife
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Elizabeth
Charlotte Stanhope (1816) |
By
Richard Westmacott |
Successively
Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester
A Cornish hero about whom the song
'Shall Trelawney Die' was written
Bronze by Alfred Drury |
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South
Chancel Aisle |
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Maurice
III, 7th Lord Berkeley (1326) |
Note that this
effigy has staight legs and the carved heraldry on the shield; both fairly
unusual.
The designation is unconfirmed
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Thomas, 6th
Lord Berkeley (1321) |
Note that in
contrast that this effigy has crossed legs but it also has carved
heraldry.
Again the designation is unconfirmed
Fought at Evesham and Bannockburn. |
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Harriet
Isabella (1826) & John Middleton
By Edward Baily | |
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William
Brame Elwyn (1841)
by Baily
Mary Brame Elwyn
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Thomas,
Lord Berkeley (1321) & Joan
(1309) |
Top: view from South
Chancel Aisle
Below: view from Berkeley Chapel (accessible from this
aisle)
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Nave and
Aisles |
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Dame Joan
(1603) & Sir John Young |
By
Samuel Baldwin. She
recumbent. This and
the Vaughan monument (right) are to the North and South of the West Door
repectively. |
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Sir Charles
Vaughan (1630) |
This and the
monument to the left were originally elsewhere but moved to this position when
the nave was completed at the end of the 19th century. |
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Dean
Gilbert Elliot (1891) |
He was Dean
1850-91. The effigy is by James Nesfield
Forsyth
The monuments of the two deans are in
niches in at the east of the North & South Aisles
repectively. |
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Dean Francis
Pigou (1916) |
He was Dean 1891-1916,
succeeding Dean Elliot. The effigy is by N A
Trent
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The
Cloisters |
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By
John Bacon
(signed 'J Bacon fecit London 1780') |
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Elizabeth
Gouldwhite (1793) |
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There are many
other wall monuments in the Cloisters as elswhere in the cathedral.
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St Mark's or Lord Mayor's
Chapel
(Opposite the Cathedral)
(Open: Tuesdays to Saturdays
10am to 12noon & 1pm to 4 pm)
(Futher information from the Verger: 0117
929 4350)
NB At the present time - 2008 - it is very difficult
- if not impossible - to gain
access to this church. This
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A rare peculiar, this is
a church not subject to diocese jurisdiction. It was the chapel to a hospital ,
a religious foundation, but the latter was dissolved by Henry VIII and the
church sold to the City Council who still own and administer it. The hospital
was refounded as Queen Elizabeth's School. The relationship of the chapel with
the diocese makes fascinating history.
The church is orientated
north-south, rather than the normal east-west; however for clarity (church
crawlers assume the altar is at the east and do not normally consult a compass!)
the information below is written as if the church were orientated in the usual
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Sir Richard Berkeley (ob
1602) |
Ward of Henry VIII, Lt of Tower,
High Sheriff & Deputy Lt of Gloucestershire. Alabaster.
(S Wall - W
End) |
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He was merchant and alderman of Bristol. The
monument also commemorates Mercy (ob 1819), his widow, who later married
James Sutton. Below is added the above James Sutton (ob
1824)
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Mayor of Bristol, Benefactor of
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital. Note the State Sword below the
epitaph.
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End) |
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Some Wall Monuments in the
Nave: |
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Left Top: George Adderly (ob1786) & Charlotte (daughter)
(ob 1775 aged 15 ) both buried in a vault below the monument.
Left Bottom: James Gibbs JP (ob
1855) , He was Mayor in 1842.
Right: John Bates (ob 1869) Local bank manager, city
councillor & Mayor in 1859
Top: Revd John Hakesworth LLD (1866) Head Master of Queen
Elizabeth's
Hospital | | |
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Left &
Centre Top:
Right & Centre Bottom:
Both on N Wall |
Sir Maurice
(ob 1464) & Lady Ellen Berkeley
Bishop Miles (or Milo) Salley (ob 1516)
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Tomb Chest (said to be: John
Carr, Founder of Queen Elizabeth's
Hospital |
(N Wall)
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John Cookin (ob 1627, age
11) |
S. Wall
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Sir John Kerle Haberfield (ob
1857) |
He was six time mayor of the
city
By Tyley
W
End |
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MP, Alderman, Sheriff of Bristol
in 1591 and Mayor in 1605 & 1614
(W End - N
Wall)
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He was an alderman and founder of
almhouses which carry his name.
By: Chantry
(W.
Wall)
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The tomb chest is 15th Century. (S
Wall) |
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William Halliard (ob
1735) | |
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By Thomas Parry
(S. Wall)
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'Beneath lyeth the body
of'
Catharine Vaughan
(ob 1694)
and her son George
(ob
1701)
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Wall Monuments in the South
Aisle
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'Infra Iacet'
Henry Blaake
(ob 1731) |
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In a vault in the chancel of this
church lie interred the reamins of
Catherine Camplin (ob 1831) and
her husband
Thomas Camplin (1856) Alderman |
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'Near this place lyeth'
Henry
Walter (ob 1727)
Mayor & Alderman
and his wife
Mary (ob
1742)
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'In a vault near the communion table of this
chapel are deposited the several remains of '
John Casberd
DD (ob1803)
Vicar of StAugustine's in the city and of Tickenham and
Portbury )
wife Elizabeth (ob 1802) Their daughters Elizabeth
Frances (ob1770 age 1) and Mary Ann (ob 1774 age 9 month) .
(All S Wall except Henry Walter -
N Wall) |
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'Underneath the cross in bedminster
church are interred the remains of'
Thomas Hassell (ob
1829)
Alderman JP and his wife: Rachel (ob1822)
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South Aisle - or St Andrew's -
Chapel |
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Two Military Effigies (c.
1300) |
Locally said to be of Maurice de
Gaunt ( ob 1230)and Robert de Gournay (ob 1269). the co-founders of the hospital
and chapel. |
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N. Wall
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Elizabeth James (ob
1599) |
N Wall
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By Caius
Gabriel Cibber
E Wall
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N. Wall
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Sir Baynham (ob 1664) &
Lady Throkmorton (ob 1635) |
Between the couple, who hold
hands, is a baby in swaddling clothes who died with the mother.
N.
Wall
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Above
and Right Lower and Second from Bottom
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Dame Mary Baynton (ob 1667)
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John Aldworth (ob 1615) &
son Francis (ob 1623) |
John was Sheriff of Bristol and a
benefactor of Queen Elizabeth's School
N
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Saint Mary
Redcliffe
(church
normally open; no charge for entry or photography)
(close to Templemedes
Station) | |
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Nave
-South Aisle |
Tower or St John's
Chapel |
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inscription on
slab below feet
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Above: Grave slab with
cross
Left Lower: Coffin with missing slab
Far Right: The Sandford monument is
central: other wall monuments are shown.
There are many more in this
location.
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Admiral Sir AWilliam
Penn |
His tombstone
is in the South Transept. He was father of William Penn, the
Quaker. |
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South Transept |
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Said to be the almoner of William Canynge. Note the
purse and large dog with a big bone; unusually only a single
angel. |
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William
Canynge (ob 1467) |
He was a
wealthy Bristol merchant and a benefactor to the church. On the death of his
wife he took holy orders.
Left:
Tomb and effigies of William Canynge the Younger
& Maud
Right: Hollis's etching of William Canynge's effigy
Top Right: Detail of
effigies
Top Left: William Canynge as Dean of Westbury; alabaster
Top: Detail of this effigy
Made
1460-65
Below: Details of the effigies |
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Grave slab of cook; a knife can be
seen of the right and there is a ladle on the
left.
Inscription
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Wife of
Bristol Distiller |
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North Transept |
North
Chancel Aisle |
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Left & Left
Lower
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Thomas Mead
(ob 1475) & Wife |
note the fragmentary brass
inscription
Below & Central Lower,
his brother
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Philip Mede
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Effigy said to be that of Robert de
Berkeley who gave a freshwater spring to the church.
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Brasses Not
Recorded |
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Sir John Inyn (1439)
Lady Chapel N Corner under carpet. 3' 6" Figure
set in Purbeck Marble slab. Lead inlays. Inscriptions in Latin and heraldry. He
was Recorder of Bristol, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Judge of the Common Pleas
and later Justice of the King's Bench. |
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John Jay (1480) &
Johanna or Joan Chancel south side under carpet. 3' Figures with Canopy and
Kneeling Children (6 sons, 8 daughters). Heraldry. Civilians. He was a Bristol
merchant, bailiff and later sheriff. |
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John Brooke (1522) &
Johanna Chancel north side under
carpet. 3' Figures.
He was sergeant-at-law and Justice of Assize. Insciption and
heraldry |
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The following two
brasses were rescued from Bristol's Temple Church after damage following enemy
bombing in 1940. Although put away for safe keeping, the dissappeared after the
war but rediscovered in 1965. They are now on the wall of the saouth
ambulatory. |
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Civilian (c. 1396)
upper part of body only. Insciption.
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Priest/ Civilian Female
- Pamlisest. (c 1460) The priest wears choir
vestments. The lady's brass is
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In
1984 this C of E
church became redundant
but was reopened
by the Little Brothers
of Nazareth in 1993
as as a RC monastic
church. Unfortunately,
although we had
booked a prior appointment
to visit, we were
not allowed into
this church,
Richard
de
Grenville (1240)
(left)
Sir Charles Somerset (1598), his wife Eme (1590) and Daughter,
Elizabeth (1609)
kneeling figures of the family
on either side of
a prayer desk.
Henry Gibbes
(1636) Brass plate in stone surround with
kneeling figures of family.
Thomas Tregonna
Biddulph (1842) Bust By Baily (1842)
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Sarah Colston (1701)
Edward Colston (1721) Designed by Gibbs; carved by Rysbrack but signed by Sidnell
(1729)
Mrs Tooth Blisset (1805)
By Flaxman
Many with unusual
urns
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Head of
knight, early 14th C (S Wall of N Chapel)
Effigy of knight,
upper half, c 1470 (N Chapel)
Henry Merrett
(1692) Frontal 3/4 figure in oval niche. Angels
in top spandrels; skulls in lower.
John Foy
(1771) Obelisk with portrait medallion. Below
relief of female with children. By James Pary
Jnr
William Day (1832) Gothic tabernacle Designed by S C Fripp;
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A Merchant (c
1510) and Two
Wives. Incised slab on TC.
In crypt
A
Merchant (c
1550) and Wife
alabaster effigies
on TC. In crypt
Walter Frampton (1388) shown
Thomas Rowley (1478) &
Wife brasses 1' 10"
Andrew Innes
(1723) Tablet
with 2 flanking colums and angels' head. Signed by
Rysbrack.
In
the church yard
(Taylor's Court):
Hugh
Browne (1653)
& Wife recumbent
effigies on
two tier
tomb on the
front of which
are kneeling
figures of their
son and four
daughters.
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Edmund Blanket (1370) &
Wife
He
was a wealthy clothier and is
supposed to have given his name
to the blanket.
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Sir George Snygge (1617)
Alabaster ; Cartouche with
allegorical figures. By ? S
Baldwin
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The
church is now the offices of
Bristol & Regional Archaeological
services.
John Whitson (1629)
Above
is T Clark's 19th century copy
of the figure which originally
stood in the porch. Below is
the original figure which is
flanked by pilasters carrying
an arch.
Daniel Woodward (1755)
Urn & obelisk
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Martin Pringe (1627 Note
the mermaid and merman with death symbols and anchor.
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Walter
Tyddesley (or Tididstille) (1385)
He
was MP for the city the year
of his death.
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Joseph Percival (1764)
Three female figures against obelisk; the middle holds a portrait medallion.
Neo-Classical.
Mary Stretton (1794) Female leaning on urn. By
William Paty
Colonel Thomas Vassal (1807) Seated
winged Victory in front of black obelisk; shield inscribed Mentevedo; palm
tress and flag. By Rossi to a design by Flaxman.
Several
tablets with urns
Thomas Holmes (1772) Seated female holds
urn. By John Paty
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Robert Kitchen (1594) Brass plate with kneeling figures in stone frame.
There are
also many late 18th and early
19th C tablets in the church.
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