Hugh Oldham
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Hugh Oldham was an English cleric who was Bishop of Exeter and a notable patron of education as a founder and patron of The Manchester Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Effigy of Hugh Oldham (d. 1519), Bishop of Exeter, Oldham Chapel, south aisle, Exeter Cathedral
Statue of Hugh Oldham at The Manchester Grammar School
Heraldic escutcheon on tomb of Hugh Oldham (d.1519), Bishop of Exeter: Dexter: Gules, a sword erect in pale argent, hilted or surmounted by two keys addorsed in saltire of the last (See of Exeter) impaling: Sable, a chevron or between three owls argent on a chief of the second three roses gules (Oldham). The arms of Oldham can also be seen sculpted in stone on the tower of the Bishop's Palace, Exeter
Oldham's tomb in Exeter Cathedral
John Vesey (bishop)
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John Vesey or Veysey was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation.
Memorial dedicated to Veysey in Veysey Gardens, located to the side of Holy Trinity Church in Sutton Coldfield where he is buried. The arms of Sutton Coldfield are based on his arms
Blue plaque at Moor Hall, Sutton Coldfield, in memory of Bishop Vesey