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  • brass of grave in Collyeston church

    Tomb of young girl, Elizabeth Follet, in Collyweston parish church

    This tomb is believed to be that of a young girl, Elizabeth Follett, thought to be the daughter of John Follett  a stonemason in the employ of Lady Margaret Beaufort at her Palace in Collyweston. Elizabeth Follett was buried in February 1508.

    1508 Medieval to Tudor

  • Large piece of  decorative stone with carved Anglo-Scandinavian interlace art style © NMAG

    Anglo-Saxon Stone

    Carved with typically Anglo-Scandinavian interlace, this stone was found reused in the Norman church of St Peters and may indicate an earlier 10th century church.

    Anglo-Saxon 10th century (900s) Roman and Early Medieval

  • Bronze  cast from clay maquete produced by sculptor Henry Moore © NMAG

    Madonna and Child Maquette

    Maquette (preliminary model) for Madonna and Child statue at St Matthews Church, Northampton. It was commissioned from the now-famous sculptor Henry Moore.

    1944- 5 Modern

  • Grave slab carved stone © Friends of St. Peter's Marefair Northampton by Rafal

    Elaborately carved stone grave slab - St Peters, Marefair, Northampton

    This 12th century grave slab is located in the church of St Peter, Marefair in Northampton. It is thought to have been carved by the same sculptors as the beautifully preserved set of Norman capitals (headings of columns) in the church.

    1150 Medieval to Tudor

  • Tomb of John Woodville © Grafton Regis Historians

    John Woodville Tomb

    Medieval tomb chest for John Woodville in St. Mary the Virgin church in Grafton Regis. John Woodville was the great-grandfather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England during the 15th century.

    Medieval c. 1415 Medieval to Tudor

  • Oak leaf wreath © NMAG

    Oak Apple Day Wreath

    Every year on May 29th, a wreath of oak Leaves is hung upon the statue of Charles II, All Saints Church, Northampton.

    Stuart 1675 Stuart to Georgian

  • Wooden box made from differently woods of Jamaican trees and presented in 1838 to William Knibb © NMAG

    William Knibb's Box

    Wooden box presented to William Knibb (1803 - 1845), Baptist minister and abolition campaigner.

    Victorian 1838 Modern