2013

SU1429 : Seymour Monument (lower), Salisbury Cathedral

taken 11 years ago, near to Harnham, Wiltshire, England

Seymour Monument (lower), Salisbury Cathedral
Seymour Monument (lower), Salisbury Cathedral
Seymour Monument, Salisbury Cathedral

This large monument is to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, (1539-1621), nephew of Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII.
At his side is his wife Lady Catherine Grey (1540-1568), sister of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in 1553. The kneeling figures are their sons Edward (Lord Beauchamp of Hache) and Thomas.
The two were married in secret, and when Catherine became pregnant they were both arrested and put in the tower. Whilst imprisoned Catherine gave birth to 2 sons!
In 1562, the marriage was annulled and the Seymours were censured as fornicators for their "carnal copulation" by the Archbishop of Canterbury's commission.

When Catherine died Edward was allowed out of the tower, but officially his children remained bastards.

In 1582 he married again in secret and was arrested, and he secretly married once more in 1601!

The monument was probably erected in 1625 and was attributed to William Wright of London.

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture.The main body was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.

The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft). The cathedral also has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (320,000 m2)). The Cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary. LinkExternal link

Cathedral Website: LinkExternal link


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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 12 August, 2013   (more nearby)
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Friday, 16 August, 2013
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1433 2951 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.8849N 1:47.8127W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1432 2950
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