Vicar Philip Thomas Byard Clayton -- All Hallows By the Tower, Tower Hamlets, London, UK
N 51° 30.570 W 000° 04.770
30U E 702658 N 5710529
The death mask gravestone forbelived former Vicar Philip Thomas Byard Clayton at All Hallows By the Tower church
Waymark Code: WMT2D8
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/13/2016
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The stunning stone tomb topped with a bronze of beloved former Vicar Philip Thomas Byard Clayton with his cherished pet dog at his feet stands in a place of pride and respect in the sanctuary of All Hallows By the Tower church near the Tower of London.
From the church website: (
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"The effigy of the Rev'd Philip Thomas Byard Clayton (popularly known as 'Tubby') is one of the last works by Cecil Thomas, the ‘soldier sculptor’, who also made the Forster Memorial in the south aisle of the church. Tubby's dog sits on a tasselled cushion at his feet and the effigy is supported by four lion cubs, one at each corner.
Tubby was the founder Padre of Toc H. Assisted by fellow army chaplain Neville Talbot, he established Talbot House ('Toc H' in signaller's jargon), a unique rest house in Poperinge for serving soldiers near the fierce battleground of Ypres in Flanders during the First World War.
Tubby became Vicar of All Hallows in 1922 and remained here for forty years, until his retirement in 1962."