LONDON

TEMPLE CHURCH of St Mary, Order of the Knights Templar



 
 

Tomb of Bishop Sylvester of Carlisle (d. 1255) ? (carved in Purbeck marble, heavily restored)

Tomb of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke (d. 1219)  (carved in Purbeck marble, severely damaged)

Dates: circular nave and porch c. 1160-1185; choir c. 1220-40; restored 1825, 1841, 1948-58.

References:

Pevsner, Nikolaus.  Buildings of England: London, part I: The Cities of London and Westminster, London, 1973
Frick NA970.L84 P5 1973

Webb, Geoffrey.  Architecture in Britain in the Middle Ages, Harmondsworth, 1956, pp. 73, 96
Frick NA963 .W36 (in Reading Room, behind right hand stair case)

Stone, Lawrence.  Sculpture in Britain in the Middle Ages, Harmondsworth, 1955, pp.
Frick NB463 S87 (in Reading Room, behind right hand stair case)

Richardson, E.  The Monumental Effigies of the Temple Church, London, 1843