St Bartholomew's Church |
The ancient yew tree in the church yard |
Yew tree branches supported by old lamp posts |
15th century preaching cross. An English Heritage listed monument |
Ralph telling us all about the church |
Figure carved from a solid block of oak. Wooden monumental effigies are very rare |
Walter de Helyon who lived at Hellens in the 1350's |
Information about Walter de Helyon |
Above Blanche's tomb: the first, third and fifth panels show the Grandison arms, the second and fourth panels show the Mortimer arms |
Close up of the Grandison arms on her tomb |
Blanche was the wife of Sir Peter de Grandison whose tomb is in Hereford Cathedral |
Blanche died in 1347 and was a daughter of Roger Mortimer, the first Earl of March |
Tomb dating from 1390 - 1410, possibly Sir Hugh Audley and his mother Yseult, Lady Audley, though Sir Hugh died in 1325 |
The Kyrle tomb: Sir John was born in 1568 and died in 1650 |
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Sir John Kyrle and his wife Sybil Scudamore |
Part of the inner courtyard of Hellens dating from 1290 |
Part of the inner courtyard of Hellens dating from 1290 |
The Audley arms over the gateway |
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