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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
St Mary's Church, Nantwich is in Nantwich, Cheshire [Map], Churches in Cheshire.
Around 1340 the building of the current St Mary's Church, Nantwich [Map] was commenced in the Decorated Style. Interrupted by the Black Death the building was completed in the Perpendiucalr Style around 1400.
Around 1384. St Mary's Church, Nantwich [Map]. Alabaster monument to David Craddock, Mayor of Bordeaux, Justicar of Wales and a money-lender to Richard II, found buried under the chancel floor during the 19th-century restoration.
After 21st December 1614. St Mary's Church, Nantwich [Map]. Monument to Thomas Smith of Hough in Cheshire commissioned by his wife Anne Brereton. The monument, carved by Hugh Hall, was originally in St Chad's Church, Wybunbury [Map] but moved to Nantwich in 1982. Stuart Period.
Thomas Smith of Hough in Cheshire: Around 1545 he was born to Lawrence Smith and Anne Fouleshurst. On 21st January 1561 he and Anne Brereton were married. On 21st June 1614 he died. Notes of the Churches of Cheshire. The alabaster tomb [at St Chad's Church, Wybunbury his wife daughter to Sr William Brereton of Brereton Kt who had issue one sonn and one daught'r wch Sr Thomas died the 21st of December 1614 whose ladie in remembrance gave him this monument.
Anne Brereton: In December 1546 she was born to William Brereton and Jane Warburton. After 1614 Anne Brereton died.
After 1807. St Mary's Church, Nantwich [Map]. Monuments to William Sprout, Edward Vincent Bayley, Roger Wilbraham and others.
