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John Giffard (1602–1665)
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Colonel John Giffard, of Brightley in the parish of Chittlehampton, Devon, England, was a Royalist leader during the Civil War. Giffard commanded the Devon Pikemen at the Battle of Lansdowne in 1643,
Effigy of John Giffard, Chittlehampton Church
Effigy of John Giffard, Chittlehampton Church
Heraldic cartouche from 1625 Giffard monument in Chittlehampton Church:Quarterly 1st & 4th, Giffard (with a crescent for difference); 2nd Coblegh of B
Heraldic cartouche from 1625 Giffard monument in Chittlehampton Church:Quarterly 1st & 4th, Giffard (with a crescent for difference); 2nd Coblegh of Brightley (Gyronny of eight gules and sable, between two swans argent each holding in his beak a cross crosslet fitchée on a bend engrailed argent three hurts); 3rd: Gules, on a chief indented argent a mullet of the first (FitzWarren of Brightley)
Kneeling effigies of (the future Col.) John Giffard aged 23, (right) opposite his father, Arthur Giffard (died 1616), (left) who kneels at a prie dieu
Kneeling effigies of (the future Col.) John Giffard aged 23, (right) opposite his father, Arthur Giffard (died 1616), (left) who kneels at a prie dieu. Detail from base of 1625 Giffard monument in Chittlehampton Church
Stone heraldic escutcheon above porch, Brightley Barton, with escutcheon signifying the marriage of Col. John Giffard and Joan Wyndham.
Stone heraldic escutcheon above porch, Brightley Barton, with escutcheon signifying the marriage of Col. John Giffard and Joan Wyndham.
Tapeley
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Tapeley is a historic estate in the parish of Westleigh in North Devon, England.
John Giffard (1602–1665)
…held the manors of Brightley (attached to which was Shortridge, both held in demesne); Chittlehampton; Stowford and Snape (both in High Bickington); Tapeley and Halsannery, both near Bideford. The matters determined upon by the court, stated in Latin with an English translation, included orders to tenants…
Tapeley Park, south front
Tapeley Park, south front
Tapeley Park, west front, viewed from south-west
Tapeley Park, west front, viewed from south-west
Tapeley Park, west front and north (service) front, viewed from north-west
Tapeley Park, west front and north (service) front, viewed from north-west
Tapeley Park, east front
Tapeley Park, east front