Arms of Anthony De Beck - The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel - St. John's, Isle of Man
Posted by: Mike_bjm
N 54° 12.213 W 004° 38.411
30U E 393016 N 6007411
A framed picture of the arms of Anthony De Beck are displayed inside the The Royal Chapel in the village of St. John's.
Waymark Code: WM13PDX
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 01/23/2021
Views: 1
A framed picture of the arms of Anthony De Beck are displayed inside the The Royal Chapel in the village of St. John's.
This is one of a series of pictures which hang on the walls of The Royal Chapel which depict the arms of the successive Lords of Man, and the successive Lieutenant Governors from the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765.
Source: 'The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel - A brief history and guide' (copies of which are available inside the Church).
On this picture below the representation of the arms is the following description:
'ARMS OF ANTHONY DE BECK
1293 - 96'The dates shown being before the purchase of the Island by the British Crown indicate that Anthony De Beck was Lord of Man from 1293 to 1296.
The arms are similar to those of Antony Bek (Bishop of Durham (c.1245 to 3 March 1311) and suggests strongly that the two men were family relatives. (
visit link)