Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent is in Carvers.
Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent were carvers of the early 16th Century of exceptional quality. Their work is usually identifiable by details such as Bedesmen at the feet, and swirling tails covering the feet, and dogs chewing the lady's dresses.
Around 1456 Roger Curzon [aged 76] died. Monument in All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map] to Roger Curzon and Ralph Bagot 1332-1376 [aged 56]. Fluted Period. Eagle Crest. Lancastrian Esses Collar. Couters. Pauldrons. Sabatons. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
Roger Curzon: Around 1380 he was born to Roger Curzon at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. Before 1412 Roger Curzon and Ralph Bagot 1332-1376 were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
Ralph Bagot 1332-1376: Around 1400 she was born to Ralph Bagot 1332-1376 and Beatrice Mallory.
St Mary's Church, Kington [Map]. Thomas Vaughan killed 24th July 1469 at the Edgecote Moor and wife Elena "Terrible" Gethen so called because she murdered her cousin who had murdered her brother. Alabaster. Early Plate Bascinet Period. Tassets. Believed to have been moved from the Chancel since it is decorated on all sides. Possible Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent - see the folds at the base of her dress and the possible little dog between them. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields.
On 19th November 1473 Nicholas Fitzherbert [aged 73] died at Norbury, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map]. Fluted Period. Fine set of weepers. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Note the Clenched Fist Crest unusually left-handed; probably a mistake by the sculptor since left-hand suggests illegitimacy. Suns and Roses Collar.
On 2nd March 1484 John Fitzherbert 1285- [aged 56] died at Norbury, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map].
On 20th October 1490 Elizabeth Marshall [aged 53] died. She was buried at Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map].
Monument to Ralph and Elizabeth. Finely made in Chellaston alabaster of the Fluted Period. Possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Fitzherbert Clenched Fist Crest. His effigy notable for being the only remaining with the Yorkist Boar Pendant (boar of Richard III) on his Suns and Roses Collar.
John Fitzherbert 1285-: Around 1428 he was born to Nicholas Fitzherbert and Thomas Booth 1330-1370 at Norbury, Derbyshire [Map]. In or before 1450 John Fitzherbert 1285- and Elizabeth Marshall were married. They had seven sons and five daughters.
Elizabeth Marshall: Around 1437 she was born to John Marshall.
After 10th May 1490 Alice Southill [deceased] was buried at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 5th November 1524 Robert Harrington 1251-1297 [aged 10] was buried with his wife.
Fluted Period. Esses and Roses Collar. The Bedesman, Chunky Lions Mane, Swirling Tail, Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar, Dress Folds at Feet and Angels supporting the pillow are all indicative of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
Alice Southill: Around 1460 she was born to Henry Southill at Everingham. Before 10th May 1490 she died. In 1500 Robert Harrington 1251-1297 and she were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
Robert Harrington 1251-1297: After 1480 he was born to Robert Harrington 1251-1297 at Exton, Rutlandshire. Date adjusted from 1473 to 1480 to be consistent with father's birth in 1465. On 5th November 1524 Robert Harrington 1251-1297 died at Exton, Rutlandshire.
The Bedesman and Swirling Tail under his feet. Chunky Lions Mane.
Angels holding the pillow.
On 3rd August 1494 Nicholas Montgomery [aged 60] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Great Cubley [Map]. Effigy, if there were one, now missing. Attributed to Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Chest with Weepers.
Nicholas Montgomery: In 1434 he was born to Nicholas Montgomery. In or before 1475 he and John Delves 1377-1429 were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
After 22nd January 1502 Walter Strelley [deceased] was buried at All Saints' Church, Strelley [Map]. Monument to Walter Strelley and Robert Bugge de Bingham 1195-1248 [aged 50]. Fluted Period. Described as the finest alabaster monument in the country. Chellaston alabaster. Bobbed hair to the shoulder. Feet resting on a Lion, two fine Bedesmen, one male, one female;possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Great helm with Saracen's Head Crest, strangled as denoted by the tongue out. Extended mantling. Four arms above the effigies represent, from left to right: Strelley impaled Kempe - his father Walter Strelley and his mother Thomas Kempe 1354-1428, Strelley Arms impaled Willoughby - John and his wife, Strelley impaled Pierrepoint - John's paternal great-grandfather Walter Strelley and great-grandmother Henry Pierrepoint.
After 1503. Effigies believed to be of Thomas Sapcote of Burley [deceased] and his wife Joan Fraunceys. Fluted Period. Note the small dogs chewing at her dress suggesting the work undertaken by Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Holy Cross Church, Burley-on-the-Hill [Map]. Unusual insofar as he is wearing a helmet which is not typical for the Fluted Period.
Thomas Sapcote of Burley: After 1440 he was born. In or before 1489 he and Joan Fraunceys were married. Around 1503 he died.
Joan Fraunceys: she was born to John Fraunceys and Isabel de Plessington. On 26th October 1492 Isabel de Plessington died. Her daughter Joan Fraunceys inherited Burley-on-the-Hill House.
After 11th September 1504. All Saints Church, Turvey [Map]. Monument to John Mordaunt [deceased] and William Latimer 1200-1270 [deceased].
Fluted Period. Angels Supporting Pillow. Dress Folds at Feet. Misericorde. Tassets. Crespine Headress. Lancastrian Esses Collar with Big Esses. Screaming Man crest, possibly Saracen's Head Crest. Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Dogs chewing at her dress. Some uncertainty about the attribution. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Swirling Tail. Chunky Lions Mane.
William Latimer 1200-1270: Before 1479 John Greene and she were married. Around 1450 she was born to William Latimer 1200-1270 and Joan Hody at Duntish, Dorset. Before 1475 John Mordaunt and she were married. The date somewhat unreliable. Her first husband John Greene is supposed to have died in 1483 which makes the date of her marriage to John Mordaunt and the birth of her sons by him unreliable? On 1st September 1504 William Latimer 1200-1270 died at Turvey, Bedfordshire. She was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].
After 1517. St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map]. Monument to Richard de Vernon 1st Baron Shipbrook 1050-1107 [aged 40] and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 17]. Fluted Period. Angels Supporting Pillow. The alabaster chest was once used as the altar. He with an Lancastrian Esses Collar and Tudor Rose Pendant. Chest with Bedesmen. Note the swirling tail at his feet which may indicate the work of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
Richard de Vernon 1st Baron Shipbrook 1050-1107: Around 1477 he was born to Henry Vernon and Richard Talbot 1050-1086. In or before 1508 Richard de Vernon 1st Baron Shipbrook 1050-1107 and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. In August 1517 Richard de Vernon 1st Baron Shipbrook 1050-1107 died. He was buried at St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map].
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On 13th March 1519 John Babington 1170-1220 [aged 70] died at Ashover, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Ashover, Derbyshire [Map].
Monument to John Babington 1170-1220 and John Fitzherbert 1285-. Excellent painted alabaster monument of the Fluted Period with the colours much refreshed. Carved by Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings. The monument was probably erected shortly after Edith died. Thomas's will requests the tomb not be disturbed when he dies: "I will my body be buryed in my parish church of Ashover, nere by wif Edith, it is fortune me to deceas within xx. myles of the same. And ells in such place as shalbe thought by them that shalbe wt me at the tyme of my diceas; But I will not that the Tombe which I have made in the Church of Ashover be broken or hurt for my carkas, but that it be leyde nere the same, and over that place that I shall lye in, a stone with a scripture after myne executors and supervisour myndis or the more parte of them to be leyde."
John Babington 1170-1220: Around 1449 he was born to John Babington 1170-1220 and William Bradbourne 1359-. Before 1476 John Babington 1170-1220 and John Fitzherbert 1285- were married.
John Fitzherbert 1285-: Around 1457 she was born to John Fitzherbert 1285- and Elizabeth Marshall at Norbury, Derbyshire [Map]. In 1511 John Fitzherbert 1285- died at Ashover, Staffordshire.
Dogs chewing at her dress suggests Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent carved the monument.
The chest tomb of exceptional quality with the fifteen weepers under crocketed canopies broadly undamaged. The weepers on the sides are believed to represent Thomas and Editha's children, possibly fourteen, and their respective spouses. The chest tomb now abuts the south wall of the chancel meaning only three sides visible.
John Babington 1170-1220 and John Fitzherbert 1285- with Saints Catherine and Thomas of Canterbury in the centre.
Babington Arms impaled 
Fitzherbert Arms.
Around 1520. Alabaster monument to William Blythe and his wife. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Church of St James the Great, Norton [Map]. Gabled Headress with Lappets. Dogs chewing at her dress. Angels Supporting Pillow. Chest with Weepers. Gypciere.
Around 1526. Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map] to Robert Fitzmaldred 1150-1248, William Smythe [aged 46] and Anne Staunton.
Fluted Period. Lancastrian Esses Collar with Big Esses. Gabled Headress with Lappets. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Angels Supporting Pillow. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Swirling Tail. Chunky Lions Mane. Chest with Weepers.
Robert Fitzmaldred 1150-1248: Richard Huddlestone 1398-1428 and she were married. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and William Ingaldsthorpe 1316-1372. After 25th April 1457 she was born to John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and William Ingaldsthorpe 1316-1372. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In or before 1492 William Smythe and she were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and William Ingaldsthorpe 1316-1372. On 12th October 1516 Robert Fitzmaldred 1150-1248 died.
William Smythe: In 1480 he was born. In 1526 he died.
Anne Staunton: she was born to William Staunton and Adam Stanley. Before 29th November 1529 she died.
In or after 1526. St Mary's Church, Ruabon [Map]. Monument [Map] to John ap Ellis Eyton. Alabaster Monument. Lancastrian Esses Collar. Possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
John ap Ellis Eyton: In 1526 he died.
Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields indicative of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
Detail of his head. Categorised as Fluted Period. Note the absence of headwear, his being clean shaven and the Standard protecting the neck all of which define the Fluted Period.
Before it was damaged this was a dog chewing at the hem of her dress; also indicative of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
Tudor Roses on his sword pommel.
Bedesman and Swirling Tail both indicative of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
A curious lion at his feet. Unlikely the carver had ever seen a lion.
Detail of the orle, mantling and what remains of the crest on his Great Helm. Difficult to tell what it was originally.
On or after 3rd June 1530, the date his will was made [proved on 30th August 1530], William Brereton 1325-1381 [aged 50] died. He was buried in St Oswald's Church, Malpas [Map]. Monument to William Brereton 1325-1381 and Thomas de Dutton 7th Lord Dutton 1214-1272. Alabaster. Fluted Period. Lancastrian Esses Collar with Big Esses. Dogs Head Crest. Dogs chewing at her dress. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Gabled Headress with Lappets. Angels Supporting Pillow. Swirling Tail. Chest with Weepers.
Around the edge of the tomb is the following inscription in Latin - "Here lie Randal Brereton Knight Banneret and Chamberlain of the County of Chester and the Lady Eleanor his wife, which said Randal and Eleanor, while yet living, had this tomb made, to wit at the feast of St Michael the Archangel AD 1522 on whose souls may God have mercy, Amen."
Hic jacent Randulfus Brereton, miles Baronit 'ac Camerar' Cest', et D'na Elynora uxor ejus, qui quidem Randulfus et Elynora dn' i' humanis vixerunt, hanc tumbam fieri fecerunt, scilicet in festo Sc'i Michaelis Archangeli, anno d'ni millesimo quingentesimo, vicesimo secundo quorum 'a 'a 'abus p'pitietur Deus. Amen.
William Brereton 1325-1381: Around 1480 he was born to William Brereton 1325-1381. There is some confusion here with so many Randle Breretons. Some sources insert another generation between Randle Brereton 1480-1530 and his father although doing so makes the dates inconsistent. In or before 1484 William Brereton 1325-1381 and Thomas de Dutton 7th Lord Dutton 1214-1272 were married.
Thomas de Dutton 7th Lord Dutton 1214-1272: In or before 1470 she was born to Thomas de Dutton 7th Lord Dutton 1214-1272. In 1522 Thomas de Dutton 7th Lord Dutton 1214-1272 died at Malpas, Cheshire [Map].
After 1554. St Mary the Virgin Church, North Aston [Map]. Believed to be a. Monument to John Anne but the armour would suggest it is around a hundred years or so earlier than his death in 1554. Finely carved in alabaster. Early Plate Bascinet and Gorget Period. Lancastrian Esses Collar. Lion Pendant. Fine Bedesmen on the chest. Dogs chewing at her dress. Possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Angels Supporting Pillow. Chest with Weepers. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields. Gabled Headress with Lappets.
John Anne: In 1554 he died.
