George Shirley and family tomb - Breedon-on-the-hill, Leicestershire
A colossal alabaster monument almost as high as the north wall. Includes a skeletal gissant at the bottom. Built in 1598 by Richard & Gabriel Royley ⓘ of Burton-upon-Trent.
Leicestershire
Glass panels from Saint-Denis
"Presentation in the Temple" panel originally from Saint-Denis near Paris (c1145).
Glass panels from Sainte-Chapelle
Originally in la Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité in Paris. This medieval panel (c1245) and others are now in St James Twycross, Leicestershire.
Good Samaritan - Lutterworth, Leicestershire
This stained-glass window is the Good Samaritan Window at St Mary’s Church, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, designed and made by the firm of Burlison & Grylls ⓘ, one of the foremost English stained glass studios of the late 19th century.
John Poulteney Tomb - Misterton, Leicestershire
Alabaster tomb of John Poulteney (d1637) plain black top, with shields on sides.
John Shirley Tomb - Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire
Tomb of John Shirely (d1570), a knight in armour with sword, and feet resting on a lion.
Michael Poulteney Effigy - Misterton, Leicestershire
Alabaster tomb effigy of Sir Michael Poulteney (d1567).
Norman sculpture of Saint - Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire
Fragment of saint giving a blessing.
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, South Kilworth Leicestershire
This two-light window depicting Christ’s Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16) is by Burlison & Grylls ⓘ (c1897), and is located in St. Nicholas. South Kilworth, Leicestershire.
Robert de Ros Heart Monument - Bottesford Leicestershire
The Memorial to Robert de Ros (c. 1237–1285) is a poignant 13th-century stone effigy and heart monument housed in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bottesford, Leicestershire.
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