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Sir John St.John monument - the children, 1634

The great marble monument which Sir John St.John 1st Baronet (d1648) built for himself and his two wives also commemorates his thirteen children by his first wife, Anne Leighton (d. 1628).

The boys kneel at their parents head and the girls at their feet. The children that did not survive infancy are represented on the base of the monument.

Year
1634
Creator
Samuel Baldwin
Type
Tomb
Location
St.John Chapel, St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze
Copyright
Ash Mills Photography
Credit
St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze
Last updated on
Saturday 5th March 2022
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