Monument to Nicholas Sotherton (d.1540) and Agnes Sotherton

Image credit: Churches Conservation Trust

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A classically framed wall mounted coloured monument, bordered with Ionic columns and topped with a pediment, its centre portraying the subjects kneeling opposite one another at prayer, three coats of arms above them; and below an inscribed panel.
Title

Monument to Nicholas Sotherton (d.1540) and Agnes Sotherton

Accession number

NR2_RHT_CCT21

Work type

Monument

Owner

The Churches Conservation Trust

Custodian

The Churches Conservation Trust

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade I (England and Wales)

Listing date

26/02/54

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

check website for opening times

Inscription description

inscribed on the panel: LEGE VIR ET UXOR TITULO NICOLAUS ET AGNES / GENTE SOTHERTONI QUOS HUMUS UNA TEGIT, / SEXTA AD VIGINTI CONFECIT IUNIUS ILLAM / NONA NOVEMBER LUCE PEREMIT EUM. / ILLUM ANNUS DOMINI QUI QUADRAGESIMUS AUXIT / MILLE ET QUINGENTOS. IUS SIT ADIRE DEUM / OCTO HIIS TRIGINTA(QUE) ANNOS SUPERADDIDIT ILLA / QUOS OMNES VIDUO VIDIT ABIRE THORO / ILLE URBIS FUERAT PRAETOR CUM VIN (...) HUIUS / ET BIS SEX CAPITUM Non SINE LAUDE PATER / EQUIBUS OCCUMBENS NATOS SEX FILIOLASQ(UE) / QUATUOR UXORI LIQUERAT ILLE SUAE.

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Located at

Church of St John Maddermarket, Maddermarket, Norwich

NR2 1DS

Located on the corner of Pottergate and St John Maddenmarket.