Sir John St.John monument - the children, 1634
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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
