The Remarkable and very Eccentric Carved Stone Monument to William Squire at St James' Churchyard, Burton Lazars, Leicestershire. Here suggested as possibly by William Tyler, and the two Tyler Monuments at Spelsbury

 

This post was prompted by an instagram post by fellow enthusiast Guy Tobin.

I am very grateful to Guy for informing me of its existence.

My immediate thoughts were that it reminded me of the monument to George Henry Lee, Third Earl of Litchfield (d. 1772 and his wife Dianna d.1779 from the London workshop of William Tyler - a former assistant to Louis Francois Roubiliac (d. 1762) at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire - another very fine quality, albeit eccentric carved marble monument.

The monument is approximately 20' tall and was at some point painted to resemble marble.

The obelisk sits on four cannon balls.

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The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester.... By John Nichols,... pub. 1795:

In four volumes   Vol 1.  Available on line -

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The Monument to William Squires - weaver- died 1781.

The monument to George Henry Lee, Third Earl of Litchfield (d. 1772).

and his wife Dianna (d.1779).

Designed by Henry Keene (1726 - 1776).

From the London workshop of William Tyler.

All Saints Church Spelsbury, Oxfordshire.

Marble with bronze elements.

The church has had extensive remodelling but containing several superb monuments. 

The real attraction of this church is the fine collection of monuments to the Lee family of Ditchley Park, most notably the Jacobean and Baroque collection in the chancel (slightly at odds in this Victorian setting). The quality is of the highest level throughout.

The church has early Norman origins, as witnessed by the base of the tower, which originally seems to have formed the centre of a cruciform building long since replaced by the present church to the east of it. 

There was much rebuilding in the 18th and 19th centuries, culminating in the chancel which was entirely replaced in 1851.

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Monument to Robert Lee Earl of Litchfield.

Inscribed William Tyler.

c.1776.

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Monument to Edward Henry Lee, Earl of Litchfield (d.1716).

Superb quality. beautifully drawn.

Anon.

Not listed in the Biog. Dictionary pub Yale 2009.

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The Monument to Sir Henry and Eleanor Lee.

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