Stained glass by Constantine Woolnough, 1858 Church of St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk Photography by Simon Knott

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Stained glass by Constantine Woolnough, 1858 Church of St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk Photography by Simon Knott

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At the west end of the Barkham memorial, within their chapel, is a large brass to Sir John Harsick and his wife. Harsick died in 1384, and the formal portrait of the pair, almost life-size, is softened when you notice with a frisson, in Larkin's words, his left-hand gauntlet, still clasped empty in the other; and one sees, with a sharp tender shock, his hand withdrawn, holding her hand. Then the image becomes a perfect illustration for An Arundel Tomb, proving our almost-instinct almost true: what will survive of us is love.
Simon Knott, from St George, South Acre
Just one entry in a remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of East Anglia...
DEATH, from the early 17th century Barkham monument at St George, South Acre (Norfolk)
To the east [of the church] runs a homely, low arcade, dividing off the north aisle. This aisle contains the most significant feature of the church, the Barkham mausoleum of the early 17th century, behind a contemporary wrought iron screen. Sir Edward Barkham, who died in 1623, was a former Lord Mayor of London, and the memorial he shares with his wife Penelope is one of the most delightful in Norfolk. It was made by the Christmas brothers, and features Sir Edward and Lady Penelope lying together, their heads facing west. They are dressed elegantly in the clothes of the day, but it is really the details of the tomb which catch the eye: Life as a young girl, and Death as a grinning, shrouded skeleton [sadly now missing his right hand and most of his left leg], flank the inscription, while an hour glass sprouts gilt wings. Below, two sons and three daughters kneel in prayer, but they seem distracted, lost in thought and peering around corners. Between them, a charnel cage is filled with the skulls and bones of the Barkham dead.
image and text from here, just one entry in Simon Knott’s remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of East Anglia
Late medieval glass fragment in the church of St Botolph, Banningham (Norfolk)
But the most memorable survivals here are the fragments of late medieval glass, mostly set in a south aisle window. The figures are mostly restored, particularly the heads which were often the first resort of the hammers of gleeful iconoclasts.
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Detail from the early 17th century Barkham monument at St George, South Acre (Norfolk)
To the east [of the church] runs a homely, low arcade, dividing off the north aisle. This aisle contains the most significant feature of the church, the Barkham mausoleum of the early 17th century, behind a contemporary wrought iron screen. Sir Edward Barkham, who died in 1623, was a former Lord Mayor of London, and the memorial he shares with his wife Penelope is one of the most delightful in Norfolk. It was made by the Christmas brothers, and features Sir Edward and Lady Penelope lying together, their heads facing west. They are dressed elegantly in the clothes of the day, but it is really the details of the tomb which catch the eye: Life as a young girl, and Death as a grinning, shrouded skeleton, flank the inscription, while an hour glass sprouts gilt wings. Below, two sons and three daughters kneel in prayer, but they seem distracted, lost in thought and peering around corners. Between them, a charnel cage is filled with the skulls and bones of the Barkham dead.
image and text from here, just one entry in Simon Knott’s remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of East Anglia
In the early 18th century the rector Peter Lawes buried his daughter in the centre of the nave under a small ledger stone. Memento Mori, begins the inscription above a deliciously fierce skull garlanded by laurels, and continues Here lyeth the body of Mary Lawes the youngest daughter of Peter Lawes (ley impropriator and minister of this parish) and Elizabeth his wife who departed this life July 31th & was buried August 2nd 1710 aged 6 years [illegible] months 2 weeks & 3 dayes. Her time was short, the longer was her rest, God calls them soonest whom he loveth best. Incidentally, this rhyming epitaph at the end is identical to one at neighbouring Heckingham of half a century earlier. Lawes himself lies under an impressive ledger stone in the chancel with Elizabeth who died after him, his inscription in Latin, hers in English.
Simon Knott, from St Margaret, Hales
Just one entry in a remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of Norfolk...
LIFE, from the early 17th century Barkham monument at St George, South Acre (Norfolk)
To the east [of the church] runs a homely, low arcade, dividing off the north aisle. This aisle contains the most significant feature of the church, the Barkham mausoleum of the early 17th century, behind a contemporary wrought iron screen. Sir Edward Barkham, who died in 1623, was a former Lord Mayor of London, and the memorial he shares with his wife Penelope is one of the most delightful in Norfolk. It was made by the Christmas brothers, and features Sir Edward and Lady Penelope lying together, their heads facing west. They are dressed elegantly in the clothes of the day, but it is really the details of the tomb which catch the eye: Life as a young girl, and Death as a grinning, shrouded skeleton, flank the inscription, while an hour glass sprouts gilt wings. Below, two sons and three daughters kneel in prayer, but they seem distracted, lost in thought and peering around corners. Between them, a charnel cage is filled with the skulls and bones of the Barkham dead.
image and text from here, just one entry in Simon Knott’s remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of East Anglia