Pollard Memorial Approximately 15 Metres East Of Church Of All Saints

NUNEHAM COURTENAY NUNEHAM PARK SU5498 12/85 Pollard Memorial approx. 15m. E of Church of All Saints

GV II

Monument. Late C16. Painted limestone. Large panelled chest tomb has 2 full-length effigies, the male raised up behind the female, and has a flat stone canopy carried on Corinthian columns and a deep frieze carved with fruit and swags. The soffit of the canopy is coffered and above it is strapwork cresting with a central cartouche of arms. A further armorial cartouche is fixed to the front of the canopy. The reredos has 2 arched recesses containing inscriptions commemorating Sir Anthony Pollard (died 1577) and Phillippa his wife. In front of the chest are 2 weathered effigies of children. The monument was removed to Baldon House grounds when the medieval Church of All Saints was demolished and was restored to Nuneham Park in the early C20. The monument is built into a C20 shelter. (Nuneham Park is included in the HBWC County Register of Gardens at Grade I; V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.V, p.248; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.726).

Listing NGR: SU5418298258