St Mary, Painswick, Gloucestershire
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In the churchyard Painswick has a unique collection of chest tombs and monuments from the early 17th century onwards, carved in local stone by local craftsmen. With its tombs and yews, it has been described as ‘the grandest churchyard in England’, a remark followed with the less than generous observation ‘far grander than the church itself’.
The alabaster effigies date from the early 17th century but were moved to the present location some years later when the central Corinthian column was inserted as a vault support.
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In the churchyard Painswick has a unique collection of chest tombs and monuments from the early 17th century onwards, carved in local stone by local craftsmen. With its tombs and yews, it has been described as ‘the grandest churchyard in England’, a remark followed with the less than generous observation ‘far grander than the church itself’.
The alabaster effigies date from the early 17th century but were moved to the present location some years later when the central Corinthian column was inserted as a vault support.
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