2012

SK8858 : Tomb of Joan Disney, St Peter's church, Norton Disney

taken 14 years ago, near to Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England

Tomb of Joan Disney, St Peter's church, Norton Disney
Tomb of Joan Disney, St Peter's church, Norton Disney
Has a Norman French Inscription: ICI GIST JOAN: QUI FUST LA FEMM MOUN GILLAN DISNI ET FILLE MOUN NICHOLAS DE LANDFORD: DIEU EITE MERCI DE SA AIME. (Here lies Joan who was the wife of Monsieur William Disney & daughter of Nicholas de Landford. God have mercy on her soul). The sculptor could not spell well, even by the standards of the day.
Her feet rest on a dog. Her husband William Disney (d. c1324) lies beside her. The arms of Disney and Landford are seen.

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Geographical Context: Religious sites Place: Norton Disney Church: St Peters other tags: Stone Effigy Tomb Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Peter's Church [24] · Arms [3] · Lies Joan [3] ·
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SK8858, 55 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
J.Hannan-Briggs   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 13 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8899 5895 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.2186N 0:40.3042W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8899 5895
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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