Bamburgh Parish Church, by the Rev. W. Darnell. 3£7 



a cross-legged knight. Within the sanctuary is a monu- 

 mental tablet, inscribed in Latin, to the memory of Sir 

 Claudius Forster, Bart., a.d. 1623. 



Claudius Forsterus Eques Aurat' et Baronettus, 

 antiqua numerosa et nobile Forsteroru' 

 familia in Com. Northumb. oriundus ; Dno 

 Nicolao Forstero fortiss. illi' viri filio Dni 

 Johanis Forsteri, qui 37 Auos Mediar' Marchiar' 

 Scotia vers' Dns Guardian' extitit, fili' et hseres: 

 Honoratiss. etiam Dns Cumbrise et Bedf. Comitibus, 

 necnon insigni et illustri Fenwicoru' progenie, totique 

 generosu' genti inter Tinam et Tweda celeberr. 

 sanguine conjunct' ; Castri denique Bamburg Dns 

 Senescal' et summ' Constabulari' : Obiit in manerio 

 suo de Alba-Terra in Comit : Northumb. : Anno Sal : Nost : 

 1623. 



Memorise sacrum lugens posuit uxor ejus Dna Elizabetha, 

 Gulielmi Fenwici de Wallingtonia Equitis Aurati, filia. 



Of more recent date is a monument in memory of the 

 family of Sharp, by the late Sir Francis Chantrey, and one 

 of his last works ; which was formerly in the chancel, but 

 subsequently removed to the west end of the north aisle. Of 

 this family, two were successively incumbents of the parish 

 and trustees of Lord Crewe's Charity ; and to Dr John 

 Sharp, Vicar of Hartburn, and Prebendary of Durham, be- 

 longs the honour of having converted the keep of Bamburgh 

 Castle, from a state of ruin into a residence for himself and 

 his colleagues. 



This Monument is erected in Memory 



of her Grandfather, her two Uncles, and her Husband, 



who were successively Trustees of Lord Crewe's Charities, 



and Incumbents of the Parish of Bamburgh, by 



Catherine, 



only child of James Sharp, Esq., of London, 



and sole survivor of the name. 



a.d. 1839. 



I. The Venerable Thomas Sharp, D.D. (son of John, Lord Arch- 



bishop of York), Archdeacon of Northumberland, Rector of 

 Rothbury, and Prebendary of Durham. Appointed Trustee, 

 a.d. 1737. Died ad. 1758. 



II. The Venerable John Sharp, D.D.,his eldest son, Archdeacon 



of Northumberland, Prebendary of Durham, and perpetual 

 Curate of Bamburgh ; who, after rendering the ruins of 

 Bamburgh Castle habitable, first established there a free 



