Photo taken before April 1896, westwards. Note the plastered ceiling, now boarded.
Catalogue record: AH.0132
Detail 13 from the Index: a dog tugs at Lady Elizabeth's robe.
Catalogue record: AH.0143
Image 04 on the Index. Taken during a rehearsal of Aldermaston's York Nativity Play with a "knight" passing the tomb.
Catalogue record: AH.0149
Detail 10 shown on the Index, the facers of Sir George and Lady Elizabeth. Shockingly, graffiti have been carved on her face.
Catalogue record: AH.0142
Image 07 as shown on the Tomb Index- Sir George Forster
Catalogue record: AH.0141
The eastern end of the tomb, showing the final part of the inscription which, surprisingly for the period, is in English except for the Roman dates. Sadly the plaque has been removed- and damage to the tomb caused when the archway above collapsed is also evident.
Catalogue record: AH.0144
Detail 04 from the Index. A knight rehearsing for the Nativity Play is in the background.
Catalogue record: AH.0140
When Sir George was laid to rest in his magnificent tomb in 1533, his helmet was mounted on rafters above the tomb where it remains to this day (2019)
Catalogue record: AH.0135
Another view of Sir George's Helmet
Catalogue record: AH.0136
One of the very finest alabaster tombs in the entire country, comparable to (and probably crafted by) the same master stonemasons who fashioned a similar tomb in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Sir George died in 1533 and his wife Elizabeth in 1526. This view from directly above is not one many people will have ever seen!
Catalogue record: AH.0134
Detail 20 from the Tomb Index. An angel nestles between the couple's pillows. Some of the exquisite detailing is evident from this viewpoint.
Catalogue record: AH.0147
The western end of the tomb. The inscription running along the top has been executed clumsily compared with the long, northern side.
Catalogue record: AH.0148
A view of this splendid tomb from the north. Originally the alabaster work would have been painted in rich colours, as can be seen on other tombs.
Catalogue record: AH.0137
detail 03 from the Tomb Index
Catalogue record: AH.0139
Image 17 from the Index: note the inscription running along the top, which reads in English: Here lyeth Sir george forster knyght son and heyre of humfray forster esquier coson and one of the heares of Syr stephen popham knyght and elizabeth wif of the same sir george daugtur and heire of John dalamare esquier son ...
Catalogue record: AH.0146
Detail 16 from the Index: Sir George's feet rest upon a faithful hound. More damage from the falling archway is evident.
Catalogue record: AH.0145
Airpics KD9 Aerial photograph looking south over Aldermaston Wharf, showing part of Sterling Cables site, with the Kennet and Avon Canal running across the photograph. The date range for this photo is suggested to be between 1984 (lift bridge was installed) and 1990 (Sterling Cables left the Swan Drive/Kingfisher Close site). Other notable features – restoration ...
Catalogue record: AH.0063
Detail of the Eagle Gates, which are between the two lodges south of The Loosey, in the Street, Aldermaston. The bird is actually not an eagle but a falcon- the motif of the Congreve family. Gates and piers: early C18. 2 rusticated brick piers with stone plinths and copings with ball finials. 2 exuberant wrought iron ...
Catalogue record: AH.0050
The Forge House used to have a petrol pump (reputedly one of the first in the area) hidden behind the brick wall on the insistence of Charles Keyser and the opening, for passing through the pump nozzle, was re-incorporated when the wall was rebuilt in the 1990s.
Catalogue record: AH.0056
Hinds Head Inn, with a horse-drawn wedding carriage awaiting the couple.
Catalogue record: AH.0053
Photo taken just after taking off from Brimpton Airfield.
Catalogue record: AH.0151
Press cutting from Basingstoke Gazette, Thursday, 26 July, 2007 describing how the flooding affected Aldermaston village
Catalogue record: AH.0111
Church inside before April 1896-eastwards. Note the heating stove (called a tortoise stove by Charles Keyser in 1893) - and the plastered ceiling.
Catalogue record: AH.0131
A charming and atmospheric model of the church. The model is clearly not recent but an approximate date may be estimated by studying the details of windows and doors.
Catalogue record: AH.0133