Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: gerbrygge

gerbrygge tombs in the chancel. pevsner gives these a late c13 date c.1270 on stylistic grounds, but if they represent sir william and joan gerbrygge, that is probably too early, as they seem to have died around 1340. even if the tombs were made before their deaths, 70 years may be a bit much. literature claims that the tombs were damaged by time, but they appear much as cotman drew them, and seem mostly unrestored.

shields along the base of the gerbrygge monuments in the chancel, prob. early c14

these carvings on the canopy of sir william gerbrygge's tomb do as much as his probable date of death in the 1340s to point to a c14 date for the tomb. pevsner gives it as a hare and bird, but if so it's a remarkably violent rodent, and looks more like a lion and perhaps dragon fighting.

effigy of joan the wife of sir william gerbrygge, who probably died before 1345

effigy of the wife of sir william gerbrygge, c.1270 by pevsner, but she probably lived into the 1340s

lion at feet of effigy of sir william gerbrygge, prob. early c14

lion at feet of effigy of sir william gerbrygge, late c13 or early c14

?dog dripstop on tomb canopy of sir william gerbrygge, early c14

effigy of sir william gerbrygge, prob. early c14, clearly showing his arms on his shield

effigy of sir william gerbrygge prob. early c14, holding his heart in his hands. literature describing this monument refers to it having once held a heart in its hands, and to the heraldry being obcured by time, but cotman's drawings show that both observations are incorrect, and the tombs are virtually as he saw them, and in good condition.

effigy of sir william gerbrygge, prob. early c14

effigy of sir william gerbrygge, prob. early c14

spider lurking beside joan gerbrygge's feet

spider lurking beside joan gerbrygge's feet