Baroque monument to Sir Thomas Spencer (died 1684), his wife and children attributed by Mrs Esdail to John Nost. YARNTON St Bartholomew*** Spencer tombs, historical glass Most church buildings talk a dominant language. Yarnton’s is Jacobean. Most of the setting up is Norman or Early English, but over its stable tower and heat stone walls… Continue reading Yarnton, Oxfordshire
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Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire
Fantastic English Baroque reredos. Rycote Chapel near Thame. Oxfordshire, is a exceptional example of a personal spouse and children chapel in the countryside which has mercifully remained untouched for the finest element of 4 hundred yrs. Nowhere in Oxfordshire is there woodwork of this high-quality and magnificence. The chapel by itself is very simple more… Continue reading Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire