This is a revisit to this St Nicholas Rotherfiled Greys to see if I could see the Knolly's Chapel
The parish church includes the 16th-century Knollys Chapel, which houses an ornate tomb of the Knollys family. This includes effigies of Sir Francis Knollys and his wife, who was lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I.
From the gate looking at the porch
This is the Knolly chapel
Around the south side, the building on the left is the church office and rooms
As I went in I could not help notice the Christmas tree
Looking down the nave of the church
The chancel
Altar and east window, I did like how the backlit the cross
The east window
Collage showing the scenes in the window
Looking back
The organ does stand out
The stained glass window behind the organ
Pulpit and advent candels
The church does have some really nice stained glass
Showing scenes from the life of Jesus
Some from other parts of the bible
This one is above the Christmas tree
Behind which is are a couple of WWI grave crosses
With their names, regiment and when they were killed
Sad thing is the looked to be Brothers
Memorial to Lieut Hubert Blake Hodson
On the floor is a sunning church brass to see showing a knight in Armour
The Knolly chapel, it's only visible through the railings
It's surrounded by their children, boys on the other side
All dressed in mourning apart from the first one
Sir Francis Knollys and his wife, who was lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
On the top of the tomb they face each other. The chapel is kept locked and there is more to see inside like memorials and the stained glass windows. I'm trying to arrange a visit to view the rest so if your reading this then I'm still waiting to do so
I will leave you with this shot of the font.
Till Next time may I wish you all a peaceful week
The Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth the I? Wow, Billy! Such an elevated position in the world, yet commemorated in a humble parish church. Thanks for sharing this part of the U.K.'s history. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWOW to that memorial to the Knollys pair. She must have been a good friend to Blanch Parry, whose memorial is at Bacton Church in the Golden Valley. Mind you, Blanch was there at the end with Queen Elizabeth 1, so perhaps Catherine was there before her?
ReplyDeleteP.S. They had 17 children!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Knollys memorial is superb. What a shame you could only view through railings and I hope you can get access to the chapel in the future. I like the brass of a Knight in Armour too. A really interesting church - thanks for all the photos.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful and I love the stained glass. Thanks for showing us the starry Christmas tree, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI too like visiting churches, and this one is charming. I'd love to hear that organ!
ReplyDeleteThis colours of the Windows... fantastisc.
ReplyDeleteAnd Thank you for linking to MosaicMonday...
...I'm not as focused as I usually am because of recent events. Sorry!
Love the windows! It seems like a waste to have a chapel that you can’t walk through. I guess it’s a memorial to the ego of someone who is too dead to appreciate it!
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