Effigy of Anthony St. Leger of Binstead
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Location
| Street: | Church Hill |
| Town: | Slindon |
| Parish: | Slindon |
| Council: | Arun District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN18 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Church of St. Mary, in the south aisle next to the window |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 123 |
| Grid reference: | K9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| Previous location: | Formerly in a recessed tomb in the chancel where the organ is now |
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Makers
| Name : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Construction period: | c1539 |
| Installation date: | 1539 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Church of St. Mary, Slindon |
| Description: | A wooden effigy of a man ling on a chest tomb. The effigy depicts a man in armour from the Wars of the Roses. The hands are on the chest, palms together in prayer. The head, with collar length hair, rests slightly to the right on a helmet. The whole tomb has around it a metal hearse. |
| Iconographical description: | The armour is of the type used during the Wars of the Roses |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Military, Funerary, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Effigy |
| Material: | Oak |
| Height (cm): | 40 |
| Width (cm): | 156 |
| Depth (cm): | 54 |
| Part 2: | Chest tomb |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 90 |
| Width (cm): | 200 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| Condition 2: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Tips of fingers missing. Crack down the front of the face and chest. Crack below elbow of right arm. Tip of shoe on left foot broken off. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/08/2008 |
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History
| History: | The effigy is that of Anthony St. Leger Esq. of Binstead who died in 1539 and who requested in his will to be interred in Slindon Parish Church. This is the only existing example of a wooden effigy in Sussex. The effigy was removed from its former site in the church when the organ chamber was relocated. A protective metal hearse was erected around the figure in 1990 to ensure security.
(St Mary's Church leaflet) |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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