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View of Greys Court estate from the fields below Rotherfield Greys Rotherfield Greys is the nearest village to Greys Court House (A National Trust property), and a good view of the estate can be had from the fields below the church. As can be seen, Greys Court estate is deserted because of the current Corona Virus Lock-Down. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 7D |
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Church of St. Nicholas, Rotherfield Greys St. Nicholas Church building is closed at present due to the Corona Virus Lock-Down, but the encouraging sign at the right of the Lych Gate is a reminder that the church is not absent from the community. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 7D |
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Belfry of St. Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys The Belfry is typical of a small country church. Three bells hang there, one is pre-Reformation and the other two are dated 1620. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 7D |
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St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys View of the north side of St Nicholas Church, with the Knollys Chapel being nearest to the left hand side of the picture. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys, Tower and Porch The tower is typical of a Victorian country church and contains three bells and a clock. The bells are ancient, two bells being dated 1620 and the other being pre-Reformation. The clock was given in memory of Capt Rodney Lloyd MC who was killed in WWII. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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The Maltsters Arms, Rotherfield Greys A popular country pub serving good food This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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Rotherfield Greys, the view towards Greys Court A view across the gently rolling Chiltern Hills towards Greys Court in the distance. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys, Chancel and Knollys Chapel The Knollys Chapel contains a number of memorial tablets but the principal feature is the grand monument to Sir Francis Knollys and his wife Catherine. Sir Francis Knollys served in the courts of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, attaining high office under Elizabeth I as her treasurer. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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St. Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys St. Nicholas at first appears to be a small Victorian country church but on closer inspection has many more interesting features than its modest exterior might indicate. Subjects of interest are the Knollys Chapel and Tomb (17th C), an early English font (13th C), monumental Brass of Robert de Grey (14th C), Aumbry (13th C) and other pre-Reformation features. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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Knollys Monument, St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys This splendid monument inside St Nicholas Church was erected by William Knollys, Earl of Banbury in 1605 to the memory of his father, Sir Francis Knollys (1514 - 1596) and his mother, Catherine Knollys (1524 - 1569). The Knollys family lived at Greys Court which is situated about a mile away. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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Knollys Monument, St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys Close-up view of the Knollys Monument. The figure nearest the camera is Lady Catherine Knollys, with her husband Sir Francis Knollys at her side. She was a Lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, to whom she was first cousin (by reason of their mothers, Mary and Anne Boleyn, being sisters). This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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Knollys Monument, St Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys This splendid monument inside St Nicholas Church was erected by William Knollys, Earl of Banbury in 1605 to the memory of his father, Sir Francis Knollys (1514 - 1596) and his mother, Catherine Knollys (1524 - 1569). The Knollys family lived at Greys Court which is nearby. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D |
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St. Nicholas Church, Rotherfield Greys St. Nicholas at first appears to be a small Victorian country church but on closer inspection has many more interesting features than its modest exterior might indicate. Subjects of interest are the Knollys Chapel and Tomb (17th C), an early English font (13th C), monumental Brass of Robert de Grey (14th C), Aumbry (13th C) and other pre-Reformation features. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Shelter at Rotherfield Greys This quaint structure opposite St. Nicholas Church was erected by Sir Francis and Lady Stapleton (of Greys Court) in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. It was originally constructed as a Well-House, but now serves as a bus-shelter and place for posting community notices. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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