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English: St Peter's Church, Kimberley, Norfolk, detail from ledger stone of Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet (c.1585-1658), who built the church tower. He married Blanche Carey (d.1651), a daughter of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon. On a shield couchée supported by two "wild men" (Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.639) (also known as "woodwoses"): Sable, a chevron or guttée de sang between three cinquefoils ermine (Wodehouse) with a canton of a baronet, impaling: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field (Cary/Carey). Crest: A dexter arm couped below the elbow vested argent and grasping a club or (Debrett's Peerage) with motto above: Frappe Fort ("strike hard").
General notesThe church was extensively restored in the 1870s > 773236; its perhaps most noteworthy features are the stained glass windows, memorials to the Wodehouses of Kimberley Hall. The east window contains fragments of English and continental glass dating from the 14th and 15th centuries > 773246 - 773248. A 1950s window in the north nave wall depicts episodes from the life of St Francis > 773251. The church is kept locked; a key is available. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/kimberley/kimberley.htm |
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