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Monument to Sir John St.John,1st Bt, by Samuel Baldwin, 1634
Marble monument erected by Sir John St.John (d1648), 1st Bt; as a memorial to himself and his two wives; Anne (Leighton) (d.1628) and Margaret (Lady Grobham born Whitmore) (d.1637). Anne, who died in childbirth, is seen on Sir John's right holding her baby. The couple's surviving sons and daughters kneel at their parents' head and feet respectively. The children who did not survive infancy are represented around the base of the monument. One of the little girls, Anne St.John, grew up to marry (1) Henry Lee of Ditchley Park; and (2) Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. See her letters, will, and portrait in The Lydiard Archives.
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Monument to Sir John St. John - Anne holding baby
Monument to Sir John St.John - daughters surviving infancy
Monument to Sir John St.John with view of polyptych
Inscription on base of Sir John St.John monument
Sir John St. John monument - Sir John flanked by his wives
Heraldic painted shield on monument to Sir John St. John
Detail of monument to Sir John St.John, 1634
