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More model informationTomb of Bishop Walter de Merton (d.1277) in the north wall of the North Quire Transept of Rochester Cathedral. Bishop Walter was the founder of Merton College, Oxford. Stone and alabaster standing monument, consisting of a vaulted two bay canopy on clustered shafts. Restored in 1849, with a recumbent alabaster effigy, the third (1852, designed by R.C. Hussey, sculptor unknown). Enclosed by a C19th iron railing. Behind are two small stained glass windows by Sir Ninian Comper. In adjoining bay is the slab from the earlier monument. Brass plate on east wall refers to the 1849 restoration. Inscription on black marble tablet in slype refers to restoration of the tomb in 1662.
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