Monumental Brass Society OCTOBER 2012 BULLETIN 121 Monumental Brass Society 402 The Bulletin is published three times a year, in February, Editorial June and October. Articles for inclusion in the next In this 125th anniversary year of the Monumental issue should be sent to the Hon. Bulletin Editor, Brass Society, two momentous events have taken William Lack, 2 The Radleth, Plealey, Pontesbury, place. On 27th June the Society’s Grant of Arms was Shrewsbury SY5 0XF by 1st January 2013. Contributions to Notes on Books and Articles should presented to our President by the Garter Principal be sent to Richard Busby, ‘Treetops’, Beech Hill, Hexham, King of Arms. An evening reception held at the Northumberland NE46 3AG by 1st December 2012. College of Arms was an unforgettable event, attended Contributors may send articles either as typed by more than 100 members; a record for the Society. double-spaced copy or as an e-mail attachment, to either Less than a month later at the A.G.M., Jessica Lutkin [email protected] or [email protected]. was elected Hon. Treasurer, the first female officer in the history of the Society. Progress indeed. Useful Society contacts: For general enquiries, subscriptions or membership of the Society: Christian Steer, Hon. Secretary, 8 Shefford Lodge, Personalia Link Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7LR Email: [email protected] We welcome as new members: Douglas Brine, c/o Department of Art and For matters concerning the conservation of Art History, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, brasses (including thefts etc): San Antonio, Texas 78212, U.S.A. Martin Stuchfield, Hon. Conservation Officer, Michael Conlon, Hawthorns, Lowe Hill House, Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk CO7 6JX 36 Woodgate Meadow, Plumpton Green, Email: [email protected] East Sussex BN7 3BD Charles Farris, Coombe Hill House, Bookstall: Janet Whitham, 24 Kirkley Gardens, Lowestoft, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 4LN Suffolk NR33 7LS Isobel Hampton, 60 Aldborough Way, Email: [email protected] York YO26 4UX (Associate) Richard and Margaret Kaeuper, Contributions for publication in the c/o Department of History, Transactions: University of Rochester, 414 Rush Rhees Library, Nicholas Rogers, Hon. Editor, c/o Muniment Room, Rochester, New York 14627, U.S.A. (Family) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge CB2 3HU Carla Masselink, 8125 Olive Trail, West Olive, Email: [email protected] Michigan 49460, U.S.A. Website: www.mbs-brasses.co.uk Susan Powell, 7 Woodbine Terrace, Headingley, Jon Bayliss, Hon. Internet Publicity Officer Leeds, West Yorkshire LS6 4AF 31 Churchfields, Hethersett, Norwich, Charlotte Stanford, c/o 3038 Joseph F. Smith Norfolk NR9 3AF Building, Brigham Young University, Provo, Email: [email protected] Utah 84602, U.S.A. Hon. Treasurer’s Notice It is with very deep regret that we report the On 1st January all subscriptions for 2012 became due. death of Julia Boorman of Wokingham, If you have not yet paid, please send £25.00 Berkshire who had been a member of the (associate/student £12.50, family £35.00) to Christian Steer (see above). Payment can be made using Society since 2009. the PayPal system via [email protected] or make cheques payable to the ‘Monumental Brass Society’. Many thanks to all those members who have completed Gift Aid forms. Any U.K. tax-paying member can Cover illustration enable the Society to reclaim tax on their subscription. A new road in Chelmsford, has been named after our Complete and send in the form that can be downloaded late Vice-President, Nancy Edwards (née Briggs) who directly from www.mbs-brasses.co.uk. U.S. members tragically died as a result of a road accident in preferring to pay in dollars can send a cheque for January 2009 (see obituary in M.B.S. Trans., XVIII, U.S. $45.00 to Shirley Mattox, 1313 Jackson Street, pp.85-9). Nancy Edwards Place provides access to a Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901. For $4.00 extra payable prestigious development of twelve houses built on the with subscription the Bulletins can be airmailed. site of St. Cedd’s Preparatory School. Nancy lived in Correspondence on all other financial matters should the adjacent Maltese Road and worked tirelessly with be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Jessica Lutkin, 37 Middlebrook Road, Downley, High Wycombe, other residents to save the historically significant Buckinghamshire HP13 5NL. Courtman House from demolition. 403 Monumental Brass Society Diary of Events Saturday, 19th January 2013 at 2.00p.m. Saturday, Nicholas Rogers and Peter GENERAL MEETING Heseltine will lead a tour of Cambridge with MUSEUM OF LONDON visits to King’s College Chapel, Queen’s College The first meeting of the New Year will be held at Chapel, Great St. Mary’s, Little St. Mary’s and the Museum of London and will include talks by Christ’s College Chapel. The day will conclude Stephen Freeth on The Collection of Brasses and Slabs with the Conference dinner in the medieval dining and by John Schofield on The Archaeology of St. Paul’s hall at Trinity. Sunday is devoted to a series of Cathedral. lectures from Sir John Baker, Rhun Emlyn, Rosemary Horrox, Robert Kinsey, Elizabeth The Museum is located at 150 London Wall, London EC2Y New, Rebecca Oakes and Sue Powell. A 6HN (junction with Aldersgate Street) a short distance from booking form is enclosed. A deposit of £50.00 per Barbican and Moorgate (Circle and Hammersmith & City) person is payable in order to secure a booking with and St. Paul’s (Central) Underground Lines. The nearest B.R. the balance to be paid by 31st December 2012. stations are Liverpool Street, City Thameslink and Farringdon. Buses (routes 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 25, 172, 242 and 521) stop nearby. LONDON AND MIDDLESEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Saturday, 2nd March 2013 at 2.00p.m. This year’s annual L.A.M.A.S. conference will be GENERAL MEETING held at the Museum of London on Saturday, 17th ENFIELD, MIDDLESEX November. Speakers include Christian Steer on This visit to Enfield church will include talks from ‘I will have a stone to lye a pone me’: Memory and David Holliday on The Church of St. Andrew’s, Commemoration in Medieval London. Further details at: Enfield; Janet McQueen on Lady Joyce Tiptoft: http://www.lamas.org.uk. family pedigree or local connection?; Marian Campbell on The Imagery of Lady Tiptoft’s Brass; and Philip Whittemore on The Castle of Antiquaries: Richard Gough, Gough Park and Enfield. For those who wish to Portfolio of Small Plates arrive early the church will be open from 1.00p.m. In 1984 the Council took the decision to discontinue the large format Portfolio. In order to St. Andrew’s church is located in the centre of Enfield with comply with the Rules of the Society a Portfolio of ample parking in the vicinity. The post code for satellite Small Plates was introduced at the end of vol. XIII, navigation is EN2 6LS. The nearest station is Enfield pt. 5 of the Transactions. This development has Town (served from London: Liverpool Street) which is proved to be extremely popular with the approximately a 5-10 minute walk away. Trains also run reproduction of many brasses, indents and incised from Moorgate to Enfield Chase which is approximately a slabs not previously illustrated. Recent 15 minute walk. contributions have broadened from rubbings to include direct photography. More members are Friday 12th – Sunday, 14th April 2013 encouraged to submit contributions for inclusion SOCIETY CONFERENCE in the Portfolio of Small Plates. This represents an TRINITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE ideal opportunity for all members to contribute to Booking is now open for the 2013 Conference on our flagship publication. Our Hon. Editor, ‘Town and Gown’ to be held at Trinity Hall, Nicholas Rogers, c/o Muniment Room, Sidney Cambridge. The Conference will begin on Friday Sussex College, Cambridge CB2 3HU – email: afternoon with a visit to the Museum of [email protected] – would welcome Anthropology and Archaeology to view the rubbings or photographs of items of interest. extensive collection of brasses. During the evening, If possible these should be accompanied with a John Lee will discuss the relationship between the text with a maximum limit of 750 words. Where medieval University and town of Cambridge with required, assistance will be given to produce the a talk on Town and Gown in Medieval and Early text provided that an illustration can be provided Modern Cambridge: Conflict or Co-operation? During or identified. Monumental Brass Society 404 MEETING REPORTS Presentation of the Grant of Arms – 27th June 2012 Presentation of the Letters Patent by Thomas Woodcock, (photo: Janet Whitham) In 1987, our Honorary Member, Richard Busby produced a Short History of the Society to coincide with the Centenary. Richard has very kindly updated this valuable record to include developments which have taken place over the last twenty-five years. Advances in computer technology and the advent of digital printing during this period have also meant that it has proved possible to produce an enhanced publication which the Executive Council have agreed will be distributed to Arms and Crest granted by Letters Patent of Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms the membership as a souvenir to commemorate our celebrating the 125 years of the Society since its foundation in 1887 125th anniversary. I hope that you approve! Martin Stuchfield The presentation of the Grant of Arms was a President huge success and will surely be remembered as a significant milestone in the history of the Society. Your support was truly magnificent with well in excess of one hundred members and their guests attending the occasion at the College of Arms (by kind permission of Chapter).