Tomb of Bishop John de Sheppey (d.1360) on the south side of the eastern aisle of the North Quire Transept of Rochester Cathedral. Inscription in capitals on south side ‘Hic Iacet Dns Iohans De Schepeie Epus Huius Ecclie’, on north side - same inscription with ‘Istius’ substituted for ‘Huius’. Large standing monument beneath a mid 19thc copy of the cusped canopy, ogee gable with, at the top, a series of open quatrefoils, all between battlemented topped buttresses. The painted stone effigy in vestments lies on a chest, panelled with a trefoiled arcade. The maniple has rare diamond shaped decorative motifs with inset glass (now shattered). The floor on the North side has been built up. The monument was apparently hidden behind walling, against the north side of which was later erected the monument to Lee Warner until 1824 when it was revealed by the architect, L. N. Cottingham.
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