English: St Mary's Church, Tharston, Norfolk, mural monument to John Woolmer (d.1598), inscribed as follows (source: Francis Blomefield, 'Hundred of Depwade: Tharston', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 5 (London, 1806), pp. 303-308 [1]):

Here lieth the Body of John Woolmer Esq; sometimes Clark of the Assizes for this Circuit; a Man of excellent Learning, ingenuous Conversation, and of singular Piety and Integrity of Life; and the Body of Alice his Wife, a modest, discreet, industrious and religious Gentlewoman, both which have left behind them a perpetual good Name, answerable to such everliving Vertues. The said John Woolmer died in this Towne, the 2 Dec. 1598, and Alice his Wife died at Croxton in this County (fn. 17) the 9th of Dec. 1610, after they had enjoyed each other the space of 32 Years; they left Issue 3 Daughters, Anne the eldest, married to Robert Wood of this Town Esq; who had Issue 3 Sonns, Robert, Edmund, and Phillip; and two Daughters, Frances and Alice; Alice the 2d Daughter married to Henry Bastard of Great-Dunham in this County Gent. who had Issue 6 Sonns, Richard, Henry, Robert, Thomas, Leonard, and John; and 5 Daughters, Elizabeth, Anne, Margaret, Alice, and Frances; Frances the youngest, married to Mathew Goad of Croxton aforesaid Gent. and had Issue 4 Sonns, Woolmer, Mathew, Thomas, and Francis; and one Daughter Catherine. Hoc pietatis Monumentum posuit Matheus Goad, 28 Junij 1617.

His eldest daughter Anne Woolmer married Robert Wood (d.1623) of Brakene and Thurston (see his mural monument in same church File:St Mary's church - memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1392800.jpg), a son of Sir Robert Wood, Mayor of Norwich, knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1578.

Arms: Gules, a chevron between three escallops or (Woolmer) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.1134) impaling Gules, a chevron between three greyhound's (?) heads and necks erased argent (unknown, for his wife Alice, of unknown family)

1392740 - 1392789 - 1392812 as we see it today dates mainly from the 15th century. The church is surrounded by a spacious churchyard adjoined by fields on two sides. Restored in the late 19th century, the furnishings date from this time but three carved bench ends dating from the 15th century have been incorporated into newer benches > 1392807. The octagonal font > 1392814 dates from this time also. The stained glass > 1392804 in the chancel south window was made by Kings of Norwich. St Mary's contains a number of memorials to members of the Harvey family, the lords of the manor for many decades > 1392798. The Harvey mausoleum is situated in the southern section of the churchyard and was built in 1855 by General Sir R. Harvey who also has a wall monument > 1392796 on the chancel north wall. The church is kept locked but a key is available.