England

St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, Northamptonshire

Visited in August 2023

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St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Detail of the tomb-effigies of Richard Knightley (d. 1476) and his wife Eleanor. Here the faithful lion.
The church was founded by John de Fawesle (Fawsley), 13th C. The two sides of this isolated church
Main doorway and tower
13th C font (guide of the church) with grotesque heads on each corner
Box pews for the Knightley' family, carved panels with animals, grotesques, and foliage.
The dance of the pigs in the sun, and the three musician dogs
Carved panels of the box-pews, including on the left, the rising death in his shroud.
Sir Richard Knightley and his wife Jane Skenard. The monument is decorated with the Knightley family's arms and mourners who are daughters and sons
Details of the alabaster monument.
Daughters of Sir Richard Knightley and Jane Skenard.
Mourners
Flemish roundels
The church in its pastoral surroundings