St Barbe - Bath Abbey - Bath, Somerset
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A heraldic window in Bath Abbey, bearing various arms of the St Barbe family.
Waymark Code: WM12QYT
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/05/2020
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The ST.BARBE is a heraldic window in the north aisle of the abbey, originally in place in 1614, it bears the arms of members of the St.Barbe family. The window was restored by Clayton and Bell in 1866.
The St Barbe portion of the arms is Chequy of twelve arg and sa.
In A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Etc, Volume 2 there is a history of the family, although the arms of the wives (assumed the right hand side of the blazon) do not appear correspond with the lineage up to 1614.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner)
Full name of the bearer: St Barbe
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
north aisle
Material / Design: Glass (painted / stained)
Blazon (heraldic description):
Chequy of twelve arg and sa
Address:
Bath Abbey
Bath
Somerset
England
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
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