Monument record 0156000002 - TOMB IN ALL SAINTS CHURCH, MARSWORTH

Summary

Seventeenth century tomb of Edmund West in south transept of All Saints Church, used as altar.

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  • Listed Building

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Type and Period (2)

  • TOMB (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • ALTAR (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

TOMB IN S TRANSEPT; USED AS ALTAR. SHOWS DEATHBED OF EDMUND WEST, 1618. HE RECLINES UNDER AN ARCH, A FLAMING URN AT HIS FEET, CURTAIN TO RIGHT, FIGURE OF DEATH ABOVE, WITH SPEAR. IS WORK OF EPIPHANIUS EVESHAM OF HEREFORDSHIRE (FURTHER DETAIL)(B9,B12).
NGR TO SOUTH CHAPEL (B10).

Sources (3)

  • <9>SBC4651 Article in serial: Katharine A Esdaile. 1947. 'THE RENAISSANCE MONUMENTS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 15 PP32-45. Vol 15. p40.
  • <10>SBC10453 Map: OS 1973 1:2500 MAP.
  • <12>SBC19042 Bibliographic reference: A HISTORY OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH MARSWORTH.

Location

Grid reference SP 92003 14607 (point)
Civil Parish MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13593)

Record last edited

Oct 12 2010 1:40PM

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