Herefordshire Past » colwall-churches https://herefordshirepast.co.uk Everything you wanted to know about Herefordshire's Past Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:06:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 St. James the Great Church – Colwall https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-james-the-great-church/ https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-james-the-great-church/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:51:36 +0000 http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/?p=659 The interior of this church is stunning, especially the wood ceiling.

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - exterior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - interior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font

The font in St. James the Great is circa 13th century, but has been extensively renovated

 

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - font

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorials

Nicholson Peyton died 19th August 1841 aged 58. Married 25th October 1811 Eliza, daughter of Thomas and charlotte Griffith. AlsoCharlotte, eldest daughter of Nicholas, died 6th September 1842 aged 29. Also Charles William, 4th son of Nicholas, who died in London on 29th March 1849 aged 26. Also Reynolds, eldest son of Nicholas, died 17th January 1861 aged 47. Also Eliza, widow of Nicholas, died Eastbourne on Christmas Eve, 1861 aged 75.

 

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - memorial plaque - Peyton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Memorial to the parents of Humphrey Walwyn, who founded the Grocers School now know as The Elms, Colwall

 

 

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - memorial plaque 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Richard Brydges died 18th December 1750 aged 58. Also Thomas Brydges died 9th July 1765 aged 61.

 

 

 

 

Colwall - Herefordshire - St. James the Great - memorial plaque 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A lovely brass of 1590, commemorating Elizabeth Harford and her six sons and four daughters. Unfortunately, as with many of the altar images, the lighting made a good photograph difficult

 

 

colwall brass 3

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