Sculpted figures depicting the Virtues, on the canopy above the tomb of Sir Lawrence and Lady Tanfield, in St John the Baptist's Church

Date:: 1930-1951

Location:: St John the Baptist's Church, Church Lane, Burford, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire; Show all locations

St John the Baptist's Church, Tanfield Tomb, Burford, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire

ST JOHN THE BAPTISTS CHURCH, TANFIELD MONUMENT, Burford, BURFORD, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire

Reference:: AA51/01351

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The alabaster tomb of Sir Lawrence and Lady Tanfield is located in St Katherine's Chapel in St John the Baptist's Church. The six columns are made from black marble, and these along with obelisks support a canopy, on the corners and sides of which are carved figures of the Virtues.

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This is part of the Series: LTC01/01 Lady Trenchard Cox: Series Of Negatives; within the Collection: LTC01 Lady Trenchard Cox Collection

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Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree

Keywords

Medieval Parish Church, Post Medieval Parish Church, Post Medieval Canopied Tomb, Christian Religion