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NAME TYPE MATERIAL DATE George and Judith Chambre Recumbent magistrate and lady Alabaster 1635

Between Corinthian columns the two effigies, one above the other, lie stiffly on their sides. Each has its head propped up by the right arm, the elbow of which rests on cushions. George, who is holding a small book in his left hand, has a long beard and wears his magistrate's furred gown thrown open. Judith, who was the daughter of Walter Calcott of Williamscot, Oxfordshire, is depicted wearing a long waisted gown with flounces and a ruff. She has a small dainty shoe on her right foot – the left foot (and left hand) are broken off. Above the effigies is an achievement of arms. Qly of eight Azure, an armed arm embowed or issuing from the sinster holding a red rose slipped and leaved proper (Chambre) Gules, a chevron between three cinquefoils or (Chambers) Per pale argent and gules, on a chief argent three swans sable (Calcott) Argent, on a cross gules five escallops or, a crescent for difference (Villiers of Hothorpe) Argent, on a bend cotised sable three mullets of the first (Lenther) Azure, three bird bolts erect argent (Bozun) Argent, fretty gules on each joint a bezant, (Trussell) Argent, a cross formy gules, a crescent for difference. The crest is a collared greyhound's head. Although there is no inscription, the evidence of the costume and the arms (along with the two sons, both named Calcot, and two daughters seen kneeling on the front of the tomb-chest) point to George and Judith Chambre who lived at Hothorp Hall. Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland Text copyright Max Matthews 2002. Selected text copyright Bob Trubshaw 2025–6. Images copyright Max Matthews 2002 or Bob Trubshaw 2002, 2025–6. No copying or reproduction without prior written permission. Published by Heart of Albion Press Back to top of this page This website does not gather or store any visitor information.