(297) WILLINGDON, St. Mary the Virgin
297D Standing monument for Sir George PARKER, Bart., d. 1726
- North aisle (Ratton Chapel), against North wall.
- 143(W) x 298(H) x 40(D)~Very good; colour.
- All in white and grey marbles; on a moulded base and set portrait-wise, M.I. (engraved, black) with scrolls flanking and escutcheons left and right; above, a moulded cornice and pointed pediment with achievement in centre; above that, on a black base, a decorative urn with flaming top; another M.I. (5 lines, engraved, black) on plinth.
- Sir George Parker, Bart., of Ratton, MP, his loyalty to Queen Anne, d. 18 Jun 1726, aet 49, first son of Sir Robert Parker, Bart.; his wife, Mary, d. 14 May 1727, aet 51, eldest daughter of Sir Walter Bagot, Bart., of Blythfield, Staffordshire, related to Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham; issue - Walter, d. 19 Apr 1750, aet 55; Thomas; Nicholas; Sarah; Anne; Jane; and Philadelphia.
