The tomb.
Perhaps one of those rather controversial tombs to be placed in a church in England is the tomb of Sir Lawrence and Lady Tanfield.
It is claimed that Lady Tanfield entered the church at night and had her husband entombed without gaining permission or approval from church authorities.
Her tomb is beside her husband.
Lord and Lady Tanfield were 17th century aristocrats who were greatly despised and hated by the residents of Burford.
According to local legend their ghosts were said to have ridden a fiery coach over the rooftops of the town before they were finally laid to rest beneath the Burford Bridge.
The parish and benefice of Burford is within the Diocese of Oxford.
St John the Baptist Church.
Burford, Oxfordshire.
England.
The tomb.
Perhaps one of those rather controversial tombs to be placed in a church in England is the tomb of Sir Lawrence and Lady Tanfield.
It is claimed that Lady Tanfield entered the church at night and had her husband entombed without gaining permission or approval from church authorities.
Her tomb is beside her husband.
Lord and Lady Tanfield were 17th century aristocrats who were greatly despised and hated by the residents of Burford.
According to local legend their ghosts were said to have ridden a fiery coach over the rooftops of the town before they were finally laid to rest beneath the Burford Bridge.
The parish and benefice of Burford is within the Diocese of Oxford.
St John the Baptist Church.
Burford, Oxfordshire.
England.