Sir Walter Blount

[Jayson]

Hi

Wondering if someone can confirm that Sir Walter Blount and his wife Sancha de Aylala were buried at St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark, Notts? I have found a source online which states that they were. However, another internet site contradicts the above and says that Sancha was buried at St Mary's Church, Leicester so I am confused.

Many thanks - Jay   

[arthurk]

From the History of Parliament website at https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/blount-sir-walter-1403:

...in accordance with the terms of his will, made at Liverpool on 16 Dec. 1401, he was buried at the collegiate church of St. Mary ‘de Newark’ in Leicester (a Lancastrian foundation).

As you say, this is contradictory, and I haven't managed to find a copy of the will to check it. However, the following pages seem to suggest that it was in Newark:

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Church_of_St_Mary_Magdalene,_Newark-on-Trent

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50515380/walter-blount

[Brentor boy]

Arthurk has beaten me to it.

According to Wikipaedia he was buried at St Mary's "of the Newark" Leicester. "The Newark" was/is an area in the city of Leicester. At some stage this has been  confused  with Newark, the town, in Nottinghamshire.

[arthurk]

Arthurk has beaten me to it.

Yes, and we've given completely opposite answers....

According to Wikipaedia he was buried at St Mary's "of the Newark" Leicester. "The Newark" was/is an area in the city of Leicester. At some stage this has been  confused  with Newark, the town, in Nottinghamshire.

Interesting, but the links I found appear to relate only to Newark on Trent, so it seemed strange to me that they would refer to a memorial in Leicester. However, if there is indeed a large memorial as shown on Findagrave it shouldn't be too difficult to find out where it is.

[Jayson]

Thank you both

[arthurk]

Brentor Boy is right about the area of Leicester, and the church of St Mary de Castro is very close to it.

When I was looking yesterday I found the church website (http://www.stmarydecastro.co.uk/), and at the bottom of the homepage there's a link to a virtual tour on Google maps/streetview. I didn't see anything in that which looked like the big painted memorial from Findagrave, so decided on balance that it would be Newark on Trent.

That was before being reminded about The Newarke in Leicester and seeing how close St Mary's was to it, so now I'm wavering a bit, but not yet convinced.

[larkspur]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Annunciation_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Newarke#Current_state

[arthurk]

OK, a different church from St Mary de Castro - but assuming the photo on Findagrave really is of Sir Walter Blount's tomb, where was it taken?

[larkspur]

Find a grave has the names of the people who took the photo. Maybe send them a message. I was born and raised in Newark, I certainly have no recollection of a tomb like the one shown. We did rubbings of the memorials when at  school and as far as I can remember they were all set into the floor, including a very grand brass one. Surely if it is in Newark, it would be shown on the many photos of the Church. I will go check when I am next in town!