Stone Effigies - All Saints Church - Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK. - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

All Saints Church is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Derby. The church is located adjacent to Sudbury Hall ancestral home of the Vernon family now owned by the National Trust.

All Saints Church is a Grade II* listed building that dates from, C12, early C14, early C15, 1827 and extensive restoration 1872-5 by George Devey. A full detailed description by British Listed Buildings can be seen at the following link: (visit link)


The Vernon Chapel contains a the stone effigies of two defaced women.
"The two recumbent fígures, which were at one time propped against a wall in the churchyard, date from the 13th Century. They are almost certainly ladies from the Montgomery family, who held the manor from after the Norman Conquest until 1513, when Ellen Montgomery married Sir John Vernon, the younger son of Henry." Source: (visit link)

An information label located on the wall reads as follows;
"These 13thCent. Effigies were ladies of the Montgomery family who held the Manor of Sudbury, from Norman times till 1513, when Ellen Motgomery married Sir Jogn Vernon of Haddon."

There has been a church at Sudbury since before the Domesday survey, although the church as it stands now was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was later enlarged and restored in the 19th century. The Norman south doorway and a small window in the chapel remain.
The Church was extensively restored by the 6th Lord Vernon's architect, George Devey, in 1873-83. The tower was raised, windows replaced and pews installed. There are fine family monuments in the church, some dating from as early as the 1600s. A church has existed on this site since the Early Middle Ages.
The east window was a gift from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, as Queen Adelaide had lived at Sudbury Hall.
The church contains numerous memorials and monuments of the Vernon family. One particularly touching one is an oval plaque showing two children who died in 1862- they are shown sleeping, with a few trails of blossom surrounding them. Source: (visit link)
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Approximate Age of Artefact: 13th Century Relevant Website: Not listed

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