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Tewkesbury Abbey Photos
These photos are arranged (roughly) in
sequence, moving around Tewkesbury Abbey in a counter-clockwise direction
from the south door.
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One of the chantry chapels lining
the nave |
The Milton Organ,
so named because it is thought to have been played by John Milton
when the organ was at Hampton Court. The Milton Organ was built
in 1631 but has resided at Tewkesbury since 1737. It is a huge
instrument, with 4611 pipes. |
The sacristy door. The inner surface
of this door is covered with metal plate taken from armour found
after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. |
Fan vaulting from the chantry chapel
of Sir Edward DeSpenser (d. 1375). This is the
earliest known example of fan vaulting. |
The tomb of Hugh le DeSpenser
the Younger, favourite of Edward II. The sarcophagus in the tomb
is not that of DeSpenser, but of John Coates,
Abbot of Tewkesbury (d.1347) |
George, Duke of Clarence
and his wife Isabella Neville are buried in an
underground vault beneath the grate in the foreground. Isabella
died of complications in childbirth in 1476, and her body lay
in state in the Abbey choir for 35 days.During that time, in January,
1477, the Duke was executed in the Tower of London, drowned in
a vat of wine. |
The Wakeman Cenotaph.
This is supposedly the tomb of the last Abbot of Tewkesbury, John
Wakeman, though the connection is not certain. As this photo and
the next two show, the carving on the cenotaph is truly magnificent. |
Carving detail, Wakeman Cenotaph. |
A close-up of the intricate pattern
of stonework on the Wakeman Cenotaph. |
The tomb of Sir Guy de Brien
(d.1390). De Brien was the standard bearer at the Battle of Crecy
in 1346. In 1350 he became patron of the Abbey after marrying
Elizabeth Montacute. The canopy of the de Brien tomb is like lace
in stone, and must surely be one of the finest 14th century examples
in Britain. |
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