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Ceiling boss of lady wearing coronet, St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze, fifteenth century

One of a pair of bosses, believed to be depicting Margaret Beauchamp and her husband Oliver St.John. Carved wooden bosses can be seen throughout the nave ceiling but these are distinguished by their more prominent position on either side of the Chancel Arch, the fact that the pair gaze at each other rather than look down on the congregation, and that they were the only ones to have been painted.

In 2020 conservator Eddie Sinclair BA, ACR, repainted the two bosses using contemporary pigments and style.

Year
1420-1440
Type
Carving
Location
Above right of chancel arch, St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze
Owner
St. Mary's Church, Lydiard Tregoze
Credit
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on
Monday 21st September 2026
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Restored ceiling boss, 2020
Conservator Eddie Sinclair + next to ceiling boss, 2019
Ceiling boss prior to restoration, 2019
Restored ceiling boss, 2020
Conservator Eddie Sinclair + next to ceiling boss, 2019
Ceiling boss prior to restoration, 2019

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