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      • Wells Cathedral, Monument to Dean Jenkyns
      • St Margaret's Church, Angmering, Pulpit
      • Wells Cathedral, Organ
      • St Mary, Etchingham, pulpit
      • St Thomas's Church, Wells
      • Sherborne Abbey, Reredos
      • Sherborne Abbey, Stalls
      • St Mary's Church, Dunkeld
      • The Flora Fountain, Witley Court
      • Blenheim Palace Chapel
      • Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill
      • St Mary's Church, Blymhill
    • 1860's >
      • St Dionysius church, Market Harborough
      • The Perseus and Andromeda Fountain, Witley Court
      • 29 Fleet Street, London
      • St Mary's, Singleton
      • Font at St Michael and All Angels Church
      • Pulpit of St Michael and All Angels, Witley Court
      • St Mary's, Deerhurst
      • Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor
      • St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick
      • St Leonard's Church, Bridgnorth
      • St Marys, Buckland St Mary, Somerset
      • Lincoln Cathedral, Memorial tomb
      • Weston Park, Staffordshire
      • St John's Chapel, Hurstpierpoint College
      • Kensal Green Cemetery, Monument to General Forster
      • St John the Baptist, Frome, Via Crucis
      • St Johns, Frome, Reredos
      • St Johns, Frome, Saints
      • Holyrood church, Southampton
      • Market place, Dudley
      • Stalls and Bishop's throne, Chichester Cathedral
      • Cloverley Hall, Shropshire
      • St Johns, Leeds
      • St Andrew's Church, Kelso
    • 1870's >
      • The Fearon Fountain, Loughborough
      • St Andrews, Hingham
      • Nave pulpit at Worcester Cathedral
      • St Wendreda's Church, March
      • St John's, Frome, Pieta
      • St John's, Frome, Medallions
      • St Mary's Church, Melbury Sampford
      • St Marys, Axminster
      • St Paul's cathedral, Memorial
      • Monument to Lord Lyttelton, Worcester Cathedral
      • Tyntesfield, Private Chapel
    • 1880's >
      • St Mary's, Buckland, Cross
      • St Peter's Church, Coggeshall
      • St Paul's cathedral, Afghan campaign
      • Sherborne Abbey, Digby monument
      • St James, Sussex Gardens, London
      • Monument to Bishop Fraser, Manchester Cathedral
      • St Mary's Church, Warwick
      • Monument to Earl of Dudley, Worcester cathedral
      • St Bartholomew's, Penn
      • St Mary's, Buckland, Reredos
    • 1890's >
      • Monument to Dean Elliot, Bristol Cathedral
      • Monument to Bishop Pelham, Norwich Cathedral
      • Monument to Bishop Atlay, Hereford
      • Sherborne Abbey, pulpit
  • William
    • 1850's >
      • St John the Baptist, Eastnor, Worcs
      • Malvern Parish School, Great Malvern
      • St Peter's, Bushley
      • St Mary's, Hanley Castle
    • 1860's >
      • Eastnor Castle Great Hall
      • St John the Baptist, Eastnor
      • St Peter & St Paul, Rock
      • St John the Evangelist, Storridge
      • Imperial Hotel, Malvern
      • Elmslie House, Malvern
      • Lloyds Bank, Worcester
      • Great Malvern Station
      • Holy Trinity, Stratford
      • Cross for Catholic area of Worcester Cemetery
      • Cirencester Corn Hall
      • Christ Church, Llanwarne
      • Fald stool, St Leonard's Newland
      • George Cornewall Lewis Monument
      • St Leonard's, Newland, Cross
      • St Laurence, Alvechurch, Boulton Memorial
      • St Swithin's, Worcester
      • Davenham Bank, Great Malvern
      • Wesleyan Chapel, Malvern
      • St John's Church, Feckenham
      • Wykeham House, Oxford
      • St Edburga's, Leigh, Worcs
      • Worcester Cemetery, Charles Hastings
      • Gloucs bank, Hereford
      • James Wilson memorial, Malvern
      • St Peter's Church, Upton on Severn
      • St Mary's, Dilwyn
      • St George's, Barbourne, Worcester
      • St Leonard's, Agnes Raymond
      • St Mary's church, Twyning
      • St Phillips, Hallow
      • St Nicholas, Droitwich, Font
    • 1870's >
      • St Mary's Church, Elmbridge
      • St John's Churchyard, Claines
      • St Nicholas, Droitwich, Pulpit
      • St James, West Malvern
      • Malvern Wells cemetery, Lucas Memorial
      • Oliver Mason monument, The Priory Church
      • Holy Trinity Church,Malvern
      • Christ Church, Catshill
      • St John's Church, Charlton
      • Malvern Cemetery buildings
      • Upton cemetery, Major Martin
      • Sir Henry Lambert, Malvern cemetery
      • Priory Court, Malvern
      • Holy Trinity, Malvern, pillars
      • Monument for Wheeley Lea Family, Powick
      • The Hoppickers, Worcester
      • St John's, Claines, William Mence
      • Brinton Fountain, Kidderminster
      • WB Williamson tomb, Astwood cemetery
    • 1880's >
      • St George's RC, Worcester, Altars
      • St Leonards, Newland,Columns
      • Marion Yorke grave, Worcester Cathedral cloisters
      • Worcester cemetery, Cross for Nash
      • Malvern cemetery, Tomb for Fisk
      • St James, Harvington, Woodward cross
      • St James, Harvington, Florence Mary
      • St Mary Magdalene, Worcester, Font
      • Compton Building, Worcester
      • Harriet Wood, Worcester Cathedral cloisters
      • Oakhampton House, Bust of Henry Crane
      • St Leonard's, Newland, Piscina
      • St Leonard's, Newland, Sedilia
      • St Mary's churchyard, Shrawley
      • Revd Barry grave, Worcester Cathedral Cloisters
      • St Helen's church, Worcester, Window for Dr Nash
      • 29th Regiment Memorial, Worcester Cathedral
      • Memorial to William Bourne
      • Dean Yorke Memorial, Worcester Cathedral
      • Oakhampton House, Chimney-piece
      • St Clements church, Worcester, Font
      • St Barnabas, Worcester
      • Wells school, Malvern
      • St John's, Claines, Beachamp tomb
      • St Bartholomew's, Grimley
      • Whitbourne Hall Lodge, Worcs
      • Allsopp Tomb, Hindlip Hall
      • Malvern cemetery, Cross for Roper Curzon
      • St James, Harvington, Cross for AHW Ingram
      • St Michael's, Stourport
      • Walter Holland Tomb, Astwood cemetery
      • Congregational Sunday School, Worcester
      • Perrins Family Tomb, Worcester
      • St John's Church, Claines, Cross for LJ Curtler
      • Reredos, St Marys, Welford
      • Co-Operative Society, Worcester
      • St Leonard's, Newland, Pulpit
      • St Peters church, Ombersley
      • Flora statue, Chateau Impney, Droitwich
    • 1890's >
      • Worcester cemetery, Lewitt memorial
      • St John's churchyard, Claines, Lavie memorial
      • Malvern Wells cemetery Chapel
      • St Clements church, Worcester, Reredos
      • St Clements Church, Worcester, screen
      • E.W.Elmslie Memorial
      • St Ann's Well, Malvern
      • Worcester Grammar School Extension
      • Tomb of Thomas Rowley-Hill, Astwood cemetery
      • Canon Douglas, Salwarpe
      • Pitchcroft Gates, Worcester
      • St Matthias, Malvern
    • 1900's >
      • Temperance Drinking Fountain, Malvern
      • John Corbett tomb, Stoke Prior churchyard
      • Cross for G.Shaw, St Matthias, Malvern Link
      • Cross, Malvern Wells
      • Hook Severn, Worcs, Bromley Memorial
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St John the Baptist, Eastnor, Worcs  c1852 - 1854

Malvern based builder George McCann and Architect Gilbert Scott ( later Sir ) were working on the enhancement and restoration of this Church when Earl Somers asked them to take over the enhancement of Eastnor castle as well, sometime in 1852

The assumption, and this is just an assumption at present, is that they met a 19 year old William Forsyth, who was already employed by the team that had been decorating the castle from early 1852. William met his first wife, who lived locally, at this time and was married in Upton in 1853 so we know he spent time in this
area

We think McCann and Scott used William to carve the additions shown below to the Church and it was this work that convinced the Earl to ask William to work on the carvings in the main hall at Eastnor over the next few years. However, the work, especially the font, is remarkably good for one so young and there is much to
​discover in just who, and when, this work was completed
Picture

The Pulpit

The Chancel screen

Internal stonework

The Font

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