We went on an expedition to St. Mary, Walthamstow which felt unexpectedly rural, definitely not London, a bit of old Essex, surroundings by an overgrown graveyard:-

In the chancel is a very good monument to Sir Thomas and Dame Mary Merry, commissioned by Thomas from Nicholas Stone the Elder in 1634, with excellent relief portraits of them both below:-

In the nave is a monument to Lady Lucy Stanley, who died c.1630.  She was the daughter of the Duke of Northumberland, so posh:-

By the north door is an unusual columnar monument commemorating Anne Wainwright:-

The church has just been restored by the NHLF, an interesting model: no pews, a café at the back, a children’s play area ie for community use.  It’s presumably a way of keeping it in active use.

Then, there’s the graveyard:-