Title:

Viscount

First Name:

Thomas

Last Name:

Talbot

Memorial Type:

Memorial - extant tomb effigy

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

Contemporary (pre-1500)

Inscription:

No obvious description. Tomb was reused in later times.

Allegiance:

Neutral

Condition:

Poor

Condition Description:

No obvious tomb inscription or coats of arms is identifiable and clearly this tomb has susequently been re-used in Tudor times and later. The tomb appears to have been appropriated in the 1540s on the death of Sir William Kingston d. 13th September 1540 according to the church guide book.

Memorial Notes:

The tomb is mentioned in the church guide book. The tomb appears to have first be constructed in the late 15th century, possibly by the widow of Thomas Talbot, Viscount Lisle. The latter by tradition owned the manor of Painswick and was a bitter enemy of William Berkeley, Baron Berkeley. Talbot was slain in battle when their respective forces met at the private battle of Nibley Green, 20th March, 1470. His body was probably brought back here for a proper burial as was usually the custom of the day. This battle was the culmination of a long lasting inheritance dispute concerning property rights.