In all the years we’ve driven to Anglesey, we’ve never stopped at Tong, a magical church less than half a mile from Exit 3 of the M54.  In fact, the site of Tong Castle, demolished in 1954, is apparently under the motorway.

The church is remarkable.  Constructed between 1410 and 1430 at the behest of Isabel de Pembrugge who built Tong College in memory of her first husband, Sir Fulke de Pembrugge:-

Inside is a richer array of family Monuments than I remember seeing.

This, starting in the Golden Chapel, is the tomb of Sir Henry and Lady Vernon, Guardian and Treasurer to Arthur, Prince of Wales.  He died in 1515:-

Beyond is the tomb of Sir Thomas Stanley (d.1576) and his wife:-

Beyond them is Sir Richard Vernon and his wife:-

Of course, they’re not very easy to photograph.

It’s a place to go back to.