All Saints - Monument to Sir John Sewell (probably)
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All Saints - Monument to Sir John Sewell (probably)
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 13 Jun 2014
It is thought that this recumbent effigy of a knight is probably a monument to Sir John Sewell who seems to have flourished around the end of the C13th into the early to mid C14th, however other sources suggest that this tomb may be as much as a hundred years later than that, though I would tend to suggest it dates from the earlier period, though the canopy that surrounds it is probably later. This poor knight has lost both his legs and his arms over the ensuing centuries, though his little companion lion has fared somewhat better (see Image]) though no longer guarding the knight's feet as these were lost along with his legs, not surprisingly.
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Image Location
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51.904792
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-0.521095