THE ADMIRAL'S
FUNERAL
March 15th, 1826 |
Funeral
hatchment of
Admiral Wilson, Redgrave Church
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day, the mortal remains of Admiral Wilson were
interred in the family sepulchre of the Lord
Chief Justice Holt, in Redgrave Church; though
the funeral was called private, there were said
to be present more than two thousand persons to
witness the grief of a numerous assembly of
children, servants, and tenants, for the loss of
one of the best of fathers, of masters, and of
landlords. (Extract from a Bury St Edmunds
newspaper)
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Hatchments are large
heraldic pictures displayed outside residences of
the gentry for six months, before being hung up
in the local church. The custom began in the 17th
century.
There are three Bacon, six Holt and four Wilson
hatchments in Redgrave Church. |
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