Church of St Bartholomew, Tong
Interior of Church of St Bartholomew, Tong
Sculpture at Church of St Bartholomew
The Reputed Grave of Little Nell
Vernon Family Tombs
Vernon Family Tombs
St Bartholomew: nave with octagonal piers; south side is probably from earlier church
St Bartholomew: stalls on north west side of chancel with blind tracery; misericords mostly carved with foliage
St Bartholomew: fan vaulted Vernon chantry chapel, 1515-1519
St Bartholomew: Fulke de Pembridge d.1409 & wife Isabel, foundress of the college; tomb surrounded by band of alternating shields & flowers, arches below
St Bartholomew: Fulke de Pembridge, 1409; lord of the manor 1371-1409; mail covering neck & shoulders; head on helmet
St Bartholomew: Isabel (Lingen of Wigmore), d.1446, wife of Fulke de Pembridge, foundress of college; plain widow's dress
St Bartholomew: Richard Vernon & wife Benedicta (Ludlow), 1451; tomb with angels bearing shields & figures of apostles
St Bartholomew: Richard Vernon, 1451; Treasurer of Calais & Speaker of the House of Commons; gilt laurel leaves & pearls around head, Lancastrian SS collar
St Bartholomew: Benedicta (Ludlow), wife of Richard Vernon, supported by carved angels; mitred headdress, Lancastrian SS collar
St Bartholomew: Purbeck marble tomb to William Vernon, 1467 & wife Margaret (Swynfen); tomb chest with cusped quatrefoils
St Bartholomew: William Vernon, 1467; High Constable to Henry VI
St Bartholomew: Margaret, wife of William Vernon, 1467
St Bartholomew: tomb of Henry Vernon, 1515, & wife Anne (Talbot); founder of chantry chapel; shields against elaborate tracery with bedesmen under canopies
St Bartholomew: Henry Vernon, 1515; founder of chantry chapel, guardian to Arthur, Prince of Wales; Tudor SS collar
St Bartholomew: Anne (Talbot), d.1496, wife of Henry Vernon, 1515, & daughter of 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury; mantle & cord
St Bartholomew: Richard Vernon, 1517, & wife Margaret (Dymock)
St Bartholomew: Richard Vernon, 1517; plate armour & Tudor SS collar
St Bartholomew: Margaret (Dymock) wife of Richard Vernon, 1517
St Bartholomew: detail from tomb of Richard Vernon, 1517, showing his son George
St Bartholomew: Arthur Vernon, 1517 shown as a bust beneath gilded canopy
St Bartholomew: Arthur Vernon, 1517 shown in brass
St Bartholomew: shield from the brass of Arthur Vernon, 1517; arms are Vernon, Camville, Stackpole, Pembridge, Vernon (with canton), Pype
St Bartholomew: Thomas Stanley, d.1576, from tomb erected by his son, c.1623
St Bartholomew: Margaret (Vernon), d.1596, wife of Thomas Stanley
St Bartholomew: Margaret (Vernon), d.1596, wife of Thomas Stanley
St Bartholomew: Edward Stanley, d.1632, from the tomb of his parents Thomas & Margaret (Vernon); considered 'a dangerous Papist' by the Puritans
St Bartholomew: Anne Wylde, d.1624, kneeling behind prayer desk
Lady Isabella Pembrugge (née Lingen) (circa 1370-1446), Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew, Tong, Shropshire, ENGLAND, UK
Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew, Tong, Shropshire, ENGLAND, UK
Entry Name: Church of St Bartholomew
Listing Date: 26 May 1955
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1053606
English Heritage Legacy ID: 255307
ID on this website: 101053606
Location: St Bartholomew and St Mary's Church, Tong, Shropshire, TF11
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Tong
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Tong St Bartholomew
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield