Talk:St Mary's Church, Ellesmere

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Pevsner error

I appreciate the sentence is based on Pevsner's descriptions:

The oldest monument in the church dates from the early 14th century and consists of the recumbent figure of a knight, now mounted vertically.

However, Pevsner was wrong. I have seen the monument myself. The figure is not a knight, but a notary (or scribe or lawyer), who has no armour or weapons but is equipped with a book, inkhorn and pen case about him. A church guide recalls the grave slab bearing the figure was hidden away at the Reformation and only rediscovered in 1847. The guide states "It has been pronounced to be of the time of Edward IV (1461-1483)", while Arthur Mee (1939, The King's England: Shropshire) describes him as being "a man who might have come from one of Chaucer's tales." I will change the description when I find an authoritative source to cite.Cloptonson (talk) 19:10, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I find the 2006 edition of The Buildings of England: Shropshire corrects the earlier Pevsner description thus:

Small early 14C [14th Century] recumbent figure of a civilian, [ie a non-military man] mounted vertical in the N[orth] chapel W[est] wall.

I will incorporate this in the article.Cloptonson (talk) 16:41, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]