The Hoby Memorial c.1617, St James Church, Badsey

This is a memorial to a wealthy Elizabethan called Richard Hoby who was buried at Badsey in 1617. The tomb, showing Richard Hoby and his wife Margaret, is supposed to be erected by his step daughter Margaret who married Richard Delabere. Here is an article about the Hoby memorial.

Details appear in the list of monumental inscriptions.

This series of photographs takes you on a short tour around St James Church, Badsey in Worcestershire. The pictures were taken in 2001 and 2002 by Peter Stewart as part of a major survey of the monumental inscriptions at Badsey.