The marble and alabaster tomb of Sir Stephen Soame in the Soame Chapel at St Peter's Church

Date:: 1900 - 1934

Location:: St Peter's Church, Little Thurlow, West Suffolk, Suffolk

Reference:: OP27958

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

Sir Stephen Soame was Lord Mayor of London in 1593 and he was also responsible for the construction of the Soame Chapel in St Peter's Church. He died in 1619 and his tomb bears the recumbent effigies of himself and his wife, surrounded by the kneeling figures of their children.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/38 Early Photographic Print Collection: Suffolk; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Buckley, George Granville

Keywords

Stuart Altar Tomb