The Tomb of Lady Jane Waller

The tomb provided by Sir William Waller for his wife Jane, who died in 1633. Their effigies lie together and show signs of deliberate damage. Sir William was a leading Roundhead general in the English Civil War, 1642-47. He lost Bath to the Royalists after a crushing defeat at Roundway Down in July 1643. The Royalists occupied the city and showed their opinion of him by attacking his effigy