St Leonard's Church, Berwick

2013-06-26

Poignant monuments to lost children

The low tower and pretty porch of this tiny church are seen through trees from the road.

Of 12th-century origin, an 1859 restoration by the owner of the local Fonthill estate saved it from complete decay. The font and a sculptured relief of the Lamb of God over the south doorway are Norman survivals. 

A handsome 1647 monument depicts George Howe and his wife caressing a skull, and another poignant monument is to the six children of George Howe, the oldest of whom was three years of age.