Perlethorpe
St John

Monuments and Memorials

The north Chancel wall incorporates two memorial tablets. These are the only memorials within the church.

Brass Plaque

A brass wall plaque is a memorial to Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, Third Earl Manvers. The plate, headed by the Family Coat of Arms with its motto ‘PIE REPONE TE’ reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN MEMORY OF

SYDNEY WILLIAM HERBERT
PIERREPONT
THIRD EARL MANVERS

BORN 12th MARCH 1825.
DIED 16th JANUARY 1900.
THIS BRASS IS PLACED IN THE
CHURCH HE BUILT AND IN
WHICH HE WORSHIPPED, BY
THOSE WHOSE PRIVILEGE IT
WAS TO SERVE AND WORK
FOR HIM ON HIS VARIOUS
ESTATES.

THE KINDEST OF FRIENDS
AND MOST JUST OF MASTERS

Marble Tablet

The white marbled wall memorial tablet, which depicts a motif of George slaying the Dragon within a wreath of flowers, daintily carved and delicately coloured; commemorates the life of the fourth Earl Manvers.