To be a growing, loving family,
with Christ at the centre,
reaching out to all
St Mary's Church
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The Shannon memorial
Information: Irene
Sandells
Last changed: 6 Nov 2003
The memorial to Field-Marshall Viscount Shannon, who lived at Ashley
House and died in 1740.
This memorial is the most outstanding in the church, not just for its
size but for its artistic quality.
It was commissioned by his daughter, Lady Middlesex, from Louis Francois
Roubilliac, the famous sculptor then active in England. It was restored
in recent years by English Heritage.