It was of white marble, and beautifully sculptured.

Sir Guy de Claremont lay represented in full armor, with his lady in ruff and coif by his side.

Six sons and four daughters, all kneeling, were carved in has relief round the side of the monument.

Long, long ago, in the Middle Ages, the de Claremonts had been the great people of the neighborhood.

They had fought in the Crusades, had taken their part in the wars of the Barons, had declared for the White Rose in the struggle with the House of Lancaster, and cast in their lot for the King against Oliver Cromwell.