The Montagus and the great West Doors of Bath Abbey - Lackham ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Montagus</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bath</strong> abbey 11<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are questions, however, about <strong>the</strong> Bishop’s arms <strong>the</strong>mselves. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are many examples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m on his tomb<br />
Fig. 8 Arms on Bishop Montagu’s tomb<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>se have been attributed to <strong>Bath</strong> Priory, “a red shield with a sword<br />
along one diagonal intersecting a pair <strong>of</strong> keys silver <strong>and</strong> gold along <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r” 29 .<br />
However <strong>the</strong>re is considerable doubt that <strong>the</strong>se are <strong>the</strong> arms <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bath</strong><br />
Priory. In 1676 Anthony à Wood noted <strong>the</strong> arms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> priory <strong>and</strong> See in<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> windows <strong>of</strong> a chapel attached to <strong>the</strong> south side <strong>of</strong> St James'<br />
church in <strong>Bath</strong> <strong>and</strong> said that<br />
29 Ede, J (1996) Heraldry in <strong>Bath</strong> <strong>Abbey</strong> p1
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