
ST PETER'S CHURCH
TIVERTON, DEVON
Sir Roger Giffard (1533-1603) died at Tiverton Castle, and on 8 Oct 1603 was buried at St Peter’s Church in Tiverton, where this memorial can be seen on the north wall of the chancel. It is described by Hardinge Frank Giffard (1860-1908) as “A handsome monument with a Latin inscription, and adorned with his armorial bearings, crest, and motto”.
[image copyright: Jane Sercombe Lewis]