English: All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk - C15 ledger stone and monumental brass.

The church houses an important figure brass (seen here) which is being described as one of the most elaborate memorials of its time; it was made in London and is dated to 1420. It depicts Sir William Calthorpe in full armour, with two dogs at his feet; this is being interpreted to mean that he died peacefully in his bed. (This information has been taken from the information leaflet compiled for Church Tours by Richard Butler-Stoney with the help of the Revd. Cecil Isaacson.) Monumental brass of Sir William Calthorpe (d.1420 / MCCCCXX), All Saints' Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Arms above dexter: Chequy or and azure, a fess ermine (Calthorpe); sinister: arms of St Omer (Azure, a fess between six cross-crosslets or) for his second wife Sybilla de St Omer, daughter and heiress of Sir Edward de St Omer. (Source: Engravings of Sepulchral Brasses in Norfolk Tending to Illustrate ..., Volume 1, By John Sell Cotman, plate 18, page 16 [1]

All Saints church > 907145 - 907149 - 907164 - situated at the edge of the small village of Burnham Thorpe - is widely known as "Nelson's Church" because Horatio Nelson > Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson lived only a mile down the road when his father was rector here. Lord Nelson's bust > 907159 on the chancel north wall is located above the graves of his parents. The church dates from the 14th century and its eastern facade has an attractive chequerwork pattern, created by alternating cut stone with knapped flint; scratch dials can be found on the southeast buttress of the chancel. The south aisle was demolished in 1791 but reconstructed again a century later. The flags in the east corners of the aisles > 907151 came from the H.M.S. Indomitable and the flags seen at the west end are from the H.M.S. Nelson, the crest > 907166 of which, placed near the entrance, was carried throughout WWII. The east window > 907156 depicts the four evangelists Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. The octagonal font > 907165 is of Purbeck marble and dates from the 13th century. The church is open every day. See also: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burnhamthorpe/burnhamthorpe.htm