Date:May 2026
Description:Designed by John Shaw, this octagonal chapel was built in 1819 in memory of Jesse Watts Russell's father-in-law, David Pike Watts. The memorial itself was sculpted by Sir Francis Chantrey in 1817-1826. The parish church of the Holy Cross has Saxon, Norman and Early English features and was restored by Gilbert Scott in 1855-1856. It contains the tomb of St. Bertelin or Bertram, who is believed to have spent part of his life living as a hermit near to Ilam. He died in about 710A.D. and was much venerated in Staffordshire during the Middle Ages. In the churchyard are two Anglo-Saxon cross shafts. A third stands nearby in the grounds of Ilam Hall.
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The church of the Holy Cross at Ilam viewed from the south-west. The parish church of the Holy Cross ...
Designed by John Shaw, this octagonal chapel was built in 1819 in memory of Jesse Watts Russell's father-in-law, ...
The tomb and shrine of St. Bertram dates from the mid-13th century and stands in the South Chapel of ...
The 12th century font in the Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam. The carvings depict the life of St. Bertram. The ...
One of two late Anglo-Saxon cross-shafts in the churchyard of Holy Cross Church, Ilam. This one is ...
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Donor ref:Ilam 7 (55/52496)
Source: Miscellaneous Collection
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