| RALPH TIRER Died 1627 |
WALTER STRICKLAND Died 1656 |
FRANCES STRICKLAND Died 1725 |
AMIABLE YOUTH Died 1781 ROBERT HIND Died 1820 2 BROTHERS Died 1939-45 |
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Chest tomb with several brass plates and four shields sunk into the cover; also two freestone shields on the side with the arms of the Bellinghams of Levens and Burneside. The present inscription is a restoration and has been taken from the"History of Richmondshire" :
Here under lyeth Sir Roger Bellingham, Knt. (which of his own proper costs and charges builded the chapell of our Lady within this church of Kendall), and of Margaret, his wife, daur. of Sir Robert Aske, Knight, and of Elizabeth, his wife, daur. to the Lord John Clifford, now created Earl of Cumberland, which Sir Roger died the 18th day of July, A.D. 1533, and the sd. Margaret dyed the - day of - , A.D. 15 -, whose souls Jhesu pardon.
[daur = daughter, sd. = said]
Much mutilated wall plaque in West Aisle left of entry door.
To the most Religiovs and Renowned Memory of Sr Avgvstine Nicholls Kt. late of Paxton in Northamptonsheire (herre bvried) who was second son(ne) of Thomas Nicholls of the same Covntye Esqr. He was student of Lawes in the Middle Temple, London; became Reader there in (ye) (the, Dugdale), last yeare of Qveene Elizabeth, of whom he receaved his Writ(t) of Serjeant att the Lawe the Michaellmas Terme immediatly followinge: Afterwards Serjeant to Prince Henry of famovs rnemory & the (ye. Dugdale) Qveene his mother, Then one of his Maties. Jvstices of his Court of Common Pleas, & keeper of the Great Seale to the most illvstriovs & mighty Prince Charles ; who, havink labovred in ye Highe & painfvll calling of a most Reverende & jvst Jvdge for the space of fovr(e) yeares, fell vnder the heavy burden of it (heere att Kendall) sitting(e) then Justice of Assize; & comminge to give Judgment upon others by his comfortable & Christian departvre receaved (wee assvredlye beleeve) his jvdgmt: with mercye in the yeare of our Lord 1616 the 3 day of August in the 14th yeare of the Raigne of Ovr Sovereigne Lord Kinge James, & the 57th yeare of his age.
| (At top) | One of the Cardinal Vertves in his name The Fovre to fewe to comprehend his fame. | |
| (Right) | Which now are bvt his shadowes weake svpporters, More then must be his svbstance trve reporters. | |
| (Left) | Vertves his proper and pecvliar tombe, Ovtlastinge marble living till dayes dome. | |
| (Foot) | Weake mvse that wovldst disciphere ovt such joyes That now are endlesse by fast fadinge toyes. |
He whom no bribes covld blind, noe terrovr turne;Back to top
Noe favovr fawne; no covrse compell from right;
Whome place did nev'r pvffe vpp; nor beavtye bvrne;
Plenty exceed; nor poore oppresse with mighte,
Did speake, thinke, find this topp of honovr hye
Seal'd in this vrne; he in his Yeares to dye.
To be found on a small brass plate on the sanctuary steps
Image from a brass rubbing. Text printed below image.
London bredd me, Westminster fedd me,Back to top
Cambridge sped me, my Sister wed me,
Study taught me, liuing sought me,
Learning brought me, Kendall caught me,
London pressed me, sicknes distressed me,
Death oppressed me, & graue possessed me,
God first gave me, Christ did saue me,
Earth did crave me, & heauen would haue me. [n.b. 'my Sister wed me' refers to his time at Oxford.]
Under a raised canopy of marble is the figure of a boy. (click for picture) Around the base is a chevron ornament with the initials 'W.S.,1656' (Walter Strickland, son of Thomas, died aged 9). At the end and around the Latin inscription is inlaid a border of white marble with the following:
This pvre refined structure does containe Natvres compleatest peece where every graine waits for a gloriovs vnion and appears shrind in parental sighs and marble tears.Back to top
In brass, N. Bellingham chapel.
Nigh to this pillar lies ye Body of Mrs. Frances Strickland, late Wife to Mr. John Strickland of Strickland, & da. to Edward Backhouse of Morland Esq.Emblem of Temporal Good, The Day that gave
She was Born 
24th June 1690 Marry'd. 1708 Bury'd 1725
Her Birth & Marr'age saw Her in the Grave
Wing'd with its native Love her Soul took flight,
To Boundless Regions of Eternal Light.
Yet he too was married on his birthday so now he has only to die on the same date to merit a similar epitaph!)
On the floor by the children's corner in the NW of the church.
Sacred to the Memory
of an amiable Youth
who was interred under this Stone
Jan 30th 1781
aged 19
'who was so severely wounded by the sudden explosion of a cannon that he survived the accident by only two days ... reconciled to his fate' July 6th 1820
From a tombstone external to the church
On a small brass plate at the North end of a choir stall.
TO THE MEMORY OF TWO BROTHERS
SGT.PILOT JOHN HENDERSON KELLY AGE 25
SGT.PILOT HENRY JOHNSON KELLY AGE 20
WHO WORSHIPPED IN THIS PARISH CHURCH
AND GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
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