Sir Henry Bendyshe and his first and only son, also Henry, by Thomas Stayner at Steeple Bumpstead, Essex. Sir Henry died in 1717 at the age of 43. His son had died a few months earlier. #MonumentsMonday #MemorialsMonday
2/2 A wider view of the memorial to Sir Henry Bendyshe and his son at Steeple Bumpstead, Essex. CB Newham in his 'Country Church Monuments' observes that Stayner had a large workshop and may well have been responsible for more memorials than have been identified. #MonumentsMonday #MemorialsMonday
3/3 Henry Bendyshe Junior at Steeple Bumpstead. He died at the age of five months in 1717.