The alabaster effigies of a 14th century knight and lady on a chest tomb in the Hilton Chapel of St Mary's Church

Date:: 1900 - 1934

Location:: St Marys Church, Church Street, Swine, East Riding Of Yorkshire

Reference:: OP29022

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The identities of the knight and lady are thought to be Sir Robert Hilton (died 1372) and his wife, Maud.

The Hilton Chapel is located in the north aisle of St Mary's Church.

Underneath the image, on the mount, is the handwritten note 'Alabaster tomb of a Hilton & wife, on S. side of Hilton Chapel. ?Robert Hilton III, c.1352, & wife Maude (de Champaigne)'.

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This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.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: RBO01/20 Early Photographic Print Collection: Humberside; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Crossley, Frederick Herbert

Donor: Buckley, George Granville

Keywords

Medieval Effigy, Medieval Chest Tomb