Clopton Chapel, Holy Trinity, Stratford upon Avon
HOLY TRINITY
CHURCH
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
The Clopton Chapel
The chapel was originally founded by the Guild of the Holy Cross and before the reformation in the 1530's was known as the Lady Chapel. The chapel housed a large statue of the Virgin Mary and the tomb you see on the right hand side.
All changed for the reformation! The Lady Chapel became the Clopton Chapel as it was taken over by the Clopton's for their family tombs.
The tomb on your left is from 1582 and belongs to William Clopton and his wife Anne. Above their tomb is a frieze recording the names of their children. Those shown as swaddled babies are the children that did not survive. Those holding shields are displaying the families they married into.
The tomb in front of you (erected in 1635) is of Joyce Clopton and her husband George Carew, Earl of Totnes and Baron Clopton. Lord Tones was Master of Ordnance to James 1% - hence the guns, powder barrels and cannon balls! His ceremonial helmet is hanging up on the wall above. Joyce Clopton was Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth 1st and to the wife of James 1s.
The tomb on your right was part of the original Lady Chapel and destined for Sir Hugh Clopton. He was a successful Mercer, great benefactor to the town and became Lord Mayor of London in 1492. He died in London in 1496 and is buried in St. Margaret's Church, Lothbury. His tomb is called a cenotaph - an empty tomb.
Lives changed through God's love
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Clopton Chapel, Holy Trinity, Stratford upon Avon
HOLY TRINITY
CHURCH
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
The Clopton Chapel
The chapel was originally founded by the Guild of the Holy Cross and before the reformation in the 1530's was known as the Lady Chapel. The chapel housed a large statue of the Virgin Mary and the tomb you see on the right hand side.
All changed for the reformation! The Lady Chapel became the Clopton Chapel as it was taken over by the Clopton's for their family tombs.
The tomb on your left is from 1582 and belongs to William Clopton and his wife Anne. Above their tomb is a frieze recording the names of their children. Those shown as swaddled babies are the children that did not survive. Those holding shields are displaying the families they married into.
The tomb in front of you (erected in 1635) is of Joyce Clopton and her husband George Carew, Earl of Totnes and Baron Clopton. Lord Tones was Master of Ordnance to James 1% - hence the guns, powder barrels and cannon balls! His ceremonial helmet is hanging up on the wall above. Joyce Clopton was Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth 1st and to the wife of James 1s.
The tomb on your right was part of the original Lady Chapel and destined for Sir Hugh Clopton. He was a successful Mercer, great benefactor to the town and became Lord Mayor of London in 1492. He died in London in 1496 and is buried in St. Margaret's Church, Lothbury. His tomb is called a cenotaph - an empty tomb.
Lives changed through God's love
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND