28-399: Bedford Chapel may refer to: St_Michael's, Chenies#Bedford_Chapel Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury Bedford Chapel, Golders Green Crematorium Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bedford Chapel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
56-562: A deed of April 1440 in which Henry Russell made over to his daughter Christina and her husband Walter Cheverell of Chauntemarle, a tenement in Dorchester to be held of himself and his heirs upon the rent of a red rose. In the deed, Henry referred to himself as son and heir of Sir Stephen Russell and of Alice, his wife . This Alice appears to have been the heir general of the De la Tour family, which had long owned Berwick-by-Swyre, and by whom therefore
84-708: Is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Oxford in England . It is not of great architectural interest but stands in an attractive position in the Chess Valley near the Chenies Manor House . The church is famous for its Bedford Chapel ( photo ), the mausoleum of the Russell family ( Dukes of Bedford of Woburn Abbey ) which is private and not open to the public. The present parish church mainly dates from
112-499: Is built into the outer face of the east wall of the chapel, below the window, and records: " Anno Dni 1556 / Thys Chappel ys, built by Anne / Countysse of Bedforde wyfe to / John Erle of Bedford accordyg to / ye last wyll of the sayd erle. " Monuments in the Bedford Chapel range from one from the 15th century through elaborate 17th-century sculpture to one to the 9th Duke of Bedford († 1891). The Russell standard and banners hang from
140-519: Is the present holder's only son Henry Robin Charles Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (b. 2005). Includes dukes of: Albany , Albemarle , Bedford , Cambridge , Clarence , Connaught and Strathearn , Cumberland , Edinburgh , Gloucester , Gloucester and Edinburgh , Hereford , Kent , Kintyre and Lorne , Norfolk , Ross , Somerset , Sussex , Windsor , and York , but only when royally. Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in
168-548: Is within the curtilage of St. Michael's Church, it is administrated from Woburn Abbey . It is not open to the public, though visible through the glazed screen in the church. The chapel contains what Nikolaus Pevsner described as "as rich a store of funeral monuments as any parish church of England". The Bedford Chapel is attached to the north side of St Michael's Church and was commissioned in 1556 by Anne Sapcote († 1559), widow of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford , in accordance with her husband's will. An inscribed stone tablet
196-454: The 6th Duke of Bedford , allowed the Long Room in the Chenies Manor House to be used for services. After St Michael's had been restored and repaired, it was reopened for public worship on 23 June 1836. Another great renovation was carried out on St. Michael's in the period 1861–1887, during which the church was substantially rebuilt. In 1885 the Bedford Chapel was extended westwards towards
224-532: The 8th Duke of Bedford . It was equipped with a crypt beneath, which was originally intended as the burial place of the Dukes of Bedford and their family. In the end the Russell family continued to use the ancient mausoleum at Chenies, and the crypt of St. Mary's parish church in Woburn is now used for events and meetings. The hatch through which coffins would have been lowered into the crypt is still visible. Lady Amberley ,
252-449: The Russell family (later Dukes of Bedford) added the Bedford Chapel, which was subsequently rebuilt and enlarged. After the church had fallen into disrepair during the 18th century, a major period of repairs and amendments was begun in 1829 by Lord Wriothesley Russell , Rector of Chenies for 57 years. This involved the closure of the church for part of the 1830s, during which time his father,
280-590: The war grave of an airman of World War II , Aircraftsman 2nd Class John Lionel Crook, who died on 12 December 1944. 51°40′29″N 0°31′57″W / 51.67484°N 0.53254°W / 51.67484; -0.53254 Duke of Bedford Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford , England ) is a title that has been created six times (for five distinct people) in the Peerage of England . The first creation came in 1414 for Henry IV's third son, John , who later served as regent of France. In 1433 he surrendered
308-455: The 1860s. Inside the church, there are many items of interest. At the north side of the church, an arch leads from the nave into the Bedford Chapel. There is a 12th-century 'Aylesbury' style font from the Norman period, also medieval brasses, and Victorian windows. The Bedford Chapel (see photo and floor plan ) is the private mausoleum of the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford . Although it
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#1732873696422336-447: The Bedford Chapel shortly after Lord Amberley's own death in 1876. The Bedford Chapel is famous for its collection of monuments to the Earls and Dukes of Bedford from the Russell family , most of whom are buried in the vault beneath the chapel. The monuments of the highest quality and importance are: St.Michael's Church is surrounded by the parish cemetery. The Churchyard Extension contains
364-688: The County of Surrey (1695). The courtesy title of the Duke of Bedford's eldest son and heir is Marquess of Tavistock . Every Duke from the 5th Duke onwards is descended from Charles II of England . The family seat is Woburn Abbey , Bedfordshire . The private mausoleum and chapel of the Russell Family and the Dukes of Bedford is at St. Michael's Church in Chenies , Buckinghamshire ( photo ). The family owns The Bedford Estate in central London. John Russell
392-522: The Russell and associated families. The series of six stained-glass windows on the north side is by C.E. Kempe , circa 1897. On the floor of the chancel is the helm and sword which hung over the stall of 7th Duke of Bedford in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle as a Knight of the Garter . The large East window is dedicated to the 9th Duke of Bedford and his wife Elizabeth , as is a carved stone achievement on
420-671: The family was descended from the ancient family of Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset, three miles north-east of Berwick, which descent was declared unproven by Gladys Scott Thomson in her Two Centuries of Family History , London, 1930, an exhaustive and scholarly work on the early pedigree of the Earls of Bedford. ( For a disambiguation of the Bedford Russells and the Russells of Kingston Russell, see Kingston Russell House .) The heir apparent
448-439: The late 15th and early 16th centuries, replacing an earlier, mainly wooden church dating from the 12th century. The first church on this site and dedicated to St. Michael is believed to have been built in the latter part of the 12th century by Alexander de Isenhampstead . "Isenhampstead" was the original name of the village that later came to be known as "Isenhampstead Chenies" and by the 19th century simply as "Chenies". In 1556
476-449: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedford_Chapel&oldid=1164779355 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages St Michael%27s, Chenies#Bedford Chapel St Michael's Church at Chenies , Buckinghamshire ,
504-472: The manor was brought into the Russell family. Both Sir Henry and Sir Stephen were referred to as Gascoigne as well as Russell , possibly due to their wine trade with France (see Gascoigne ), as in a 1442 pardon under the Privy Seal referring to Henry Russell of Weymouth, merchant, alias Henry Gascoign, gentleman . It was long believed in the noble Russell family, certainly by the 2nd Earl of Bedford, that
532-610: The outer face of the West gable wall. The 9th Duke and his wife were early supporters of cremation and paid for the construction of Woking Crematorium . Their ashes are buried in the Bedford Chapel, as are those of Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford , who served as president of the Cremation Society of Great Britain from 1921 to his death in 1940. In 1868, a new parish church was completed near Woburn Abbey in Woburn, Bedfordshire , under
560-610: The title and it was re-granted to him. The title became extinct on his death in 1435. The third creation came in 1470 in favour of George Neville , nephew of Warwick the Kingmaker . He was deprived of the title by Act of Parliament in 1478. The fourth creation came in 1478 in favour of George , the third son of Edward IV . He died the following year at the age of two. The fifth creation came in 1485 in favour of Jasper Tudor , half-brother of Henry VI and uncle of Henry VII . He had already been created Earl of Pembroke in 1452. However, as he
588-400: The tower, in 1886-1887 the roof was raised and the present day hammer beam roof installed. In 1906 the Bedford Chapel was further extended. The belfry chamber was installed in 1933. Prior to that date the ringers were to be seen at the base of the tower on the same level as the nave. Electric light was installed for the first time in 1936. In 1959-1960 the organ was destroyed by storm damage and
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#1732873696422616-508: The walls and ten funeral hatchments are fixed to the roof. Throughout the chapel, all recumbent figures have their feet turned away from the East. Several coronets are fixed at cornice level on the South wall. The floor of the Bedford Chapel is of black and white marble. There is an open wood roof with hammer beams, the ends of the corbels decorated with half figures of angels bearing coloured shields of
644-483: The wife of Viscount Amberley , eldest son of the 1st Earl Russell , died in 1874 of diphtheria caught from her daughter Rachel, who died five days later. Their deaths greatly affected Viscount Amberley, whose decision to have their bodies cremated without religious ceremony shocked English society. Lady Amberley's ashes were originally deposited in the grounds of their Wye Valley home along with those of her daughter. All three sets of remains were eventually moved to
672-520: Was a Lancastrian, his title was forfeited between 1461 and 1485 during the predominance of the House of York . He regained the earldom in 1485 when his nephew Henry VII came to the throne and was elevated to the dukedom the same year. He had no legitimate children and the titles became extinct on his death in 1495. John Russell, a close adviser of Henry VIII and Edward VI , was granted the title of Earl of Bedford in 1551, and his descendant William, 5th Earl,
700-463: Was born c. 1485 probably at Berwick-by-Swyre, Dorset, the son of Sir James Russell (d. Nov. 1505) and his first wife Alice Wyse, daughter of Thomas Wyse of Sidenham, near Tavistock, Devon. James's father was possibly Sir William Russell, but more likely his brother John Russell (d. pre-November, 1505) by his wife Alice Froxmere, daughter of John Froxmere of Droitwich , Worcestershire , because his coat of arms quarters Froxmere. The elder John Russell
728-493: Was created Duke in 1694, following the Glorious Revolution . The Russell family currently holds the titles of Earl and Duke of Bedford. The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Bedford, all in the Peerage of England , are Marquess of Tavistock (created 1694), Earl of Bedford (1550), Baron Russell , of Cheneys (1539), Baron Russell of Thornhaugh in the County of Northampton (1603), and Baron Howland , of Streatham in
756-446: Was replaced in 1960 by the present organ. The new organ console was placed at the south east corner of the nave where it still stands. The chancel, nave, south aisle and west tower date from the 15th century, while the north chapel (Bedford Chapel) was added in 1556. Most of the masonry is of flint rubble with stone dressings. The west tower features a stair turret in the south-east. The exterior walls had their flint facing reworked in
784-455: Was the son of Sir Henry Russell (d. 1463/4), and Elizabeth Herring, daughter of John Herring of Chaldon Herring. Henry, a great-grandfather of the 1st earl, was a substantial wine merchant and shipper, who represented Weymouth in the House of Commons four times. The Russell pedigree can only be traced back with certainty to Henry Russell's father, Sir Stephen Russell, the evidence being contained in
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