English: St Andrew's Church, Thurning, Norfolk- mural monument to William Wake (died 1750) Governor of Bombay for the English East India Company from 26 November 1742 to 17 November 1750. He married Elizabeth Elwin (d.1759), a daughter of Fountain Elwin of Thurning, Norfolk, where she is buried. Two mural monuments, one to Wake the other to his wife, survive in St Andrew's Church, Thurning. He had issue an only daughter: Margaret Wake (c.1732-1819), wife of Col. William Tryon (1729-1788), Governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765–1771) and of the Province of New York (1771–1780). Wake died in 1750 in South Africa during his return voyage to England.

Heraldry

Arms: Or, two bars gules in chief three torteaux (Wake) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.1062; the field was or, but much of the gold leaf has worn off, making it seem like argent. Burke gives a field argent for arms of "Wake of Deeping, Lincolnshire") impaling Argent, a chevron gules between three martlets sable (Elwin) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.325 "Elwin of Thorpe, Norfolk").

Other information

St Andrew's church > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/828726 is listed in the book "England's Thousand Best Churches" authored by Simon Jenkins. Because its chancel was demolished during the 18th century the building appears truncated. Part of the ruined chancel wall still stands and a profusion of wild flowers is growing on both sides > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/828676. The interior of the church is furnished with 18th century box pews > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/828740 simple benches and a three-decker pulpit > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/828735 - designed by James Burrough and originating from the old chapel of Corpus Christi College in Cambridge. There are a number of monuments in the sanctuary as well as on the south wall. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thurning/thurning.htm