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Monument to Oliver St.John, 1st Vsct. Grandison, 1631

This carved marble monument to Oliver St.John 1st Vsct Grandison (1559-1639) and his wife Lady Joan Holcroft (ne Roydon), is one of a number of fine St.John family monuments in St. Mary's Church Battersea.

Oliver bought the Manors of Wandsworth and Battersea in 1627 and both he and his wife were buried there. Joan died shortly after her husband in 1631.

Year
1631
Type
Other Monument
Location
North Gallery, St. Mary's Battersea
Owner
St. Mary's Church, Battersea
Copyright
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on
Saturday 16th September 2023
Monument to Oliver 1st Vsct Grandison, Battersea
Monument to Oliver 1st Vsct. Grandison, Battersea
Monument to Oliver 1st Vsct Grandison, Battersea
Monument to Oliver 1st Vsct. Grandison, Battersea

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