Index of Gothic Tomb

Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Baron le Despenser - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Sat, 08/20/2011 - 21:32

This tomb of Hugh and Elizabeth, in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey, is of alabaster and the effigies are portraits of them both. The canopy once contained 26 statutes and was considered one of the finest in England.

Effigy of Priest - Aston-le-Walls, Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 05/09/2010 - 12:34

C14 effigy of priest in tomb recess.

Tomb of Peter de Grandisson - Hereford Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 07/06/2011 - 20:14

Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.

Thomas de Beauchamp Tomb - Warwick, Warwickshire

walwyn Fri, 04/30/2010 - 00:46

Tomb of Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and his wife Katherine Mortimer.

Sir Richard Pembridge - Hereford Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 05/14/2011 - 21:02

Sir Richard Pembridge (d1375) was one of the earliest Knights of the Garter, being elected following the death of Thomas Ufford in 1368. He was present at all of Edward III's major victories during the Hundred Years War: Sluys (1340), Creçy (1346), the Siege of Calais (1347), and Poiters (1356) where he fought alongside the Black Prince.

Cardinal Jean de la Grange Effigy - Amiens Cathedral, France

walwyn Wed, 09/08/2010 - 20:51

White marble effigy of Cardinal Jean de la Grange (d1402).

Unidentified 15th century knight and lady - Lutterworth, Leicestershire

walwyn Fri, 02/10/2012 - 22:08

This is an early 15th century alabaster tomb of a knight and his wife, in the church of St Mary Lutterworth.

Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Fri, 08/19/2011 - 20:02

This two storied tomb for Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester (d1421) was built in 1430 by his wife Lady Isabel le Despenser, the great grand-daughter of Edward III. It was probably meant to contain priant figures of both Richard, Isabel, and her second husband Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, who was her first husband's cousin.