c17 tombs

1692 memorial to father hyacinth, priest to the dowager queen catherine of braganza, who ran a strictly catholic court here in opposition to the protestant court at whitehall of william and mary until 1694, when she removed to portugal to act as regent. deep in the cellars underneath the courtyard is a group of interesting c17 memorials removed from the catholic chapel of the original palace here. these are not mentioned in pevsner.

1606, henry blaxton

memorial of john cawley, c.1621

tomb of bishop robert grove, +1696

tomb of bishop robert grove, +1696

heraldic detail on the tomb of bishop robert grove, +1696

memorial to bishop guy carlton +1685

c17 lead coffins lined up in the harvey family crypt with portrait faces taken from death masks

c17 coffins lined up in the harvey family crypt

c17 and c18 coffins lined up in the harvey family crypt

c17 and c18 coffins lined up in the harvey family crypt seen through a small ventilator grill in the graveyard.

1657 memorial by edward marshall to william harvey, physician to charles I and discoverer of the circulation of the blood

harvey family chapel, with the big sarcophagus of 1883 by g.maile and co. that the royal college of physicians erected to take william harvey's remains. his original memorial with a bust by edward marshall of 1657 can be seen behind on the left.

1657 memorial by edward marshall to william harvey, physician to charles I and discoverer of the circulation of the blood

cherub with skull on 1657 memorial by edward marshall to william harvey

nice smiley faces finish off the cartouches on the monument of after 1661 to elias harvey and family

1643 memorial to margaret valentine, now set above doorway to the north gallery stair

this tiny memorial is set into the east wall near the floor behind the altar, and is to martha, wife of the vicar robert horner, who came here in 1625 and was replaced c.1647 just after the civil war.