A Monument by Henry Cheere in St Mary's Church, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, another to Richard Osborne here suggested as by Robert Taylor, and a third to William Tanswell inscribed Giuseppe Marcelli.

 

All the monuments in this church could be vastly improved with a very gentle wash.

The Mural Monument to Mrs Mary Blagden, Daughter of Daniel Adey of Comb.

Died 1761.

see my previous post for the Robert Taylor Monument to Daniel Adey.

https://bathartandarchitecture.blogspot.com/2025/07/robert-taylor-monument-to-daniel-adey.html

Another Cheere monument that displays the signature detail of the apron supported by acanthus leaf brackets and the use of  expensive Sicilian Jaspar and sienna Marble veneers.

The carving of the putti is of the finest quality.

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Monument to Thomas Jones.

Chislet, Kent.

Image courtesy Conway Library.

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Monument to John Strange

d.1757.

Leyton, Essex.

Image Courtesy Conway Library.

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David Polhill Monument.

Otford Kent.

1754.

Image courtesy Conway Library.

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Monument to Richard Osborne.

d. 1749.

Here suggested as by Robert Taylor.

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The Taswell Monument.

The Rev. William Taswell II (1733 -75). BA & MA Christchurch, Oxford.

It is inscribed Giuseppi Marcelli of Rome.

1775.

Taswell was the Vicar of Wotton Under Edge (18/12/1738 - 07/12/1775).

The apocryphal story is that the monument was captured at sea on a French ship by the Rev. Taswell (Gunnis).

Given his occupation this appears most unlikely.

https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/DisplayCcePerson.jsp?PersonID=51664

William Taswell II was the son of Dr William Taswell I. DD. (d.1731). Rector of Newington and St Mary Bermondsey, whose short amusing but rather horrifying autobiography was transcribed by Rev Henry Taswell the son of William Taswell II. It gives accounts of the Plague and the Great Fire of London.

For the Autobiography of William Taswell I transcribed by Rev. Henry Taswell Vicar of Marden see 

https://ia800206.us.archive.org/30/items/autobiographyane00taswrich/autobiographyane00taswrich.pdf

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Of tangential interest - William Taswell I provided the inscription on the Equestrian Statue of Charles II at the Carfax Conduit by the Stocks Market Cornhill in the City, set up in 1672 .

The statue was made in Italy and originally represented John Sobieski, King of Poland, trampling a Turk. The head was replaced by Jaspar Latham to make it appear more like Charles II.

This most peripatetic of statues is now at Newby Hall,Yorkshire. It was removed to Nuneham Courtany (accordingwhen the area was cleared for the construction of the Mansion House in 1737. 

https://english18thcenturyportraitsculpture.blogspot.com/2016/07/equestrian-statue-at-newby-hall.html

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