Tomb of Richard Clampe
First Name:
Richard
Last Name:
Clampe
Memorial Type:
Memorial - Funerary
Does the monument still exist?
No
Installation Date:
1696
Inscription:
His tomb describes him as “learned in mathematics and science” - Mackerell’s History of Lynn says the inscription makes reference to his proficiency in languages, natural science, maths and medicine,
Allegiance:
Parliamentarian
Condition Description:
N/A
Memorial Notes:
An inhabitant of King's Lynn, Richard Clampe (c1617-1696) was a mathematician and physician who served Parliament as a military engineer. He served with the parliamentarian army of the Eastern Association and then the New Model Army. He was responsible for Earith Bulwark, and for transforming the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn into the strongest fortress in East Anglia, as well as the war’s most well-known system of siegeworks which forced the surrender of the Royalist garrison of Newark-upon-Trent. the image attached to this record shows Lynn Minister.
Memorial Address:
St. Margaret's Church (Lynn Minster), Saturday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 5DQ
County:
Norfolk
Country:
England
Location within building:
In 1696, Clampe died aged 79. His tomb (according to Mackerell’s History of Lynn) was in the south aisle of the nave of Lynn Minister. But following the gale damage and fall of the spire into the nave in 1741, the nave was rebuilt the floor was raised by some feet above the old level and the existing memorials, including Clampe’s, were lost. Indeed, as the aisles were rebuilt considerably narrower, the site of Clampe’s tomb may even be outside in the churchyard. In 1875, the earth fill was removed, but this did not reveal any of the memorials. Now the floor is completely tiled.
Geoloation:
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