Summary

A chest tomb dedicated to Mary Anna Haddock in 1688.

Description

A chest tomb dedicated to Mary Anna Haddock in 1688.

MATERIALS

Limestone.

PLAN

Orientated on an east to west axis. It lies in line with the east end of the south aisle.

DESCRIPTION

A stone chest tomb, with ogee-profile corners, Classical mouldings, and framed panels on each side. The original inscription is no longer legible.

History

Churchyards have been used for burial for many centuries. Medieval churchyard memorials and early post-Reformation outdoor tombs are extremely rare. People of the monument-raising ranks usually opted to be laid to rest inside the church, a situation which only began to change in the later C17. Early Modern outdoor survivals show how the middling orders were beginning to erect quite ambitious tombs which drew on the tradition of internal church monuments.

Mary Anna Haddock was the daughter of William Goodlad (1576-1639). She was born 10 October 1602 in the parish of Cripplegate, London. She married into the Haddock family of prominent seafarers. Her son, Richard Haddock (1629-1715), was knighted in 1675 and made an Admiral in 1690 (two years after Mary Anna's death). The family name and its naval tradition were drawn upon by Hergé for the character of Captain Haddock in his 'Adventures of Tintin' comics.

Mary Anna Haddock died on 6 January 1688 and her tomb was erected in an adjacent plot to her father's in the churchyard of St Clement, Leigh on Sea.

Reasons for Listing

The tomb of Mary Haddock, a chest tomb erected in 1688, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* it commemorates Mary Haddock and is relatively unusual as a single memorial to a named woman of this date.

Architectural interest:

* as an exceptionally early example of a churchyard memorial;
* for the craftsmanship evident in the carved panels, posts, and tomb slab.

Group value:

* the tomb has group value with the Grade II* listed church of St Clement, and with two nearby tombs dedicated to William Goodlad (Haddock's father), and Mary Ellis, both of which are also listed at Grade II.

Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)