The Beresford Tomb, Fenny Bentley

[poliphilo]

The life-sized, shrouded effigies of Sir Thomas Beresford and his wife Agnes on their tomb in Fenny Bentley church. Their many children are represented- also shrouded- around the sides of the tomb. Sir Thomas and some of his sons fought at Agincourt.

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[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I've never seen anything like that before. I wonder...were they requested by the family or by the deceased themselves before they died or...as someone suggests, just an easy way our for the tomb carvers?
It's just a little creepy as well.
:)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've no idea. And I doubt any record remains. I'd like to think that whoever commissioned the tomb (presumably one of the Beresfords) had a taste for the morbid and bizarre.