Edward Marshall (1598–1675) was a 17th-century English mason and sculptor. He served as King's Master Mason from 1660 to 1666.

Life

He was born in

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

in 1598 but moved to London with his family and trained as a mason under

Nicholas Stone Nicholas Stone (1586/87 – 24 August 1647) was an English sculptor and architect. In 1619 he was appointed master-mason to James I, and in 1626 to Charles I. During his career he was the mason responsible for not only the building of ...

from around 1612. He became a Freeman of the

Worshipful Company of Masons The Worshipful Company of Masons is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, number 30 in the order of precedence of the 110 companies. It was granted Arms in 1472, during the reign of King Edward IV; its motto is “God Is ...

in 1626 and served twice as the Master of the company. He was further appointed Master Mason to King Charles II in 1660 and as such worked on several Royal palaces. He had premises on Fetter Lane but lived in middle life (until 1659) at

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on the

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. In his role as Master Mason to the Crown he worked on the

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and several royal palaces and was paid a shilling a day. He stood down as King's Master Mason around 1666 probably due to age and the role passed to his son. No work is recorded in his name after 1666, the

Great Fire of London The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the ...

. This is probably due to a number of factors: his stoneyard in London was within the heart of the fire; and his age (68). He died in

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on 10 December 1675. He was buried at

St Dunstan-in-the-West The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London. It is dedicated to Dunstan, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of medieval origin, although the present building, with an octagonal ...

Works

*Monument to

Richard Braham Sir Richard Braham, 1st Baronet (c. 1613 - 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1676. Braham was the son of Richard Braham, or Breame, of New Windsor, Berkshire, and of Wandsworth, Surrey and his wife Eliza ...

in Windsor Parish Church (1618) *Monument to

William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (c. 1590 – 20 June 1628) was an English nobleman, courtier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords. Life Ca ...

at All Saints Church in

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

(1628) *Monument to the

Earl of Totnes Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...

(1629) *Monument to Lady Anne Cutts of

Horham Hall Horham Hall may refer to the timber-framed late mediaeval hall in Thaxted, England, or to the brick hall built in its place by Sir John Cutte (died 1520) in the early 16th century. The original hall was a timber-framed moated manor house circa ...

Swavesey Swavesey is a village lying on the Prime Meridian in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 2,463. The village is situated 9 miles to the north west of Cambridge and 3 miles south east of St Ives. Listed as ''Suauesye'' in the Domesday ...

(1631) *Monument to

Michael Drayton Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. He died on 23 December 1631 in London. Early life Drayton was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost nothin ...

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...

(1631) *Monument to William Peck and his wife at

Spixworth Spixworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village lies close to the B1150 road and is north of Norwich and some south of North Walsham. It covers an area of and had a population of 3,769 in 1,508 househo ...

(1635) *Monument to Henry Saunders in St Mary Magdalen Church in

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(1637) *Monument to Henry Curwen in

Amersham Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, from Aylesbury and from High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt. ...

(1638) *Monument to Lady Elizabeth Colepeper at

Hollingbourne Hollingbourne is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is located on the southward slope of the North Downs to the east of the county town, Maidstone. The parish population is around 900 and has th ...

(1638) *Memorial brass in church floor to Sir

Edward Filmer Edward Filmer (c.1654–1703) was an English dramatist. Life He was the second son of Sir Robert Filmer, 1st Baronet, of East Sutton, Kent, who died 22 March 1676, and his wife, Dorothy, daughter of Maurice Tuke of Layer Marney, Essex. In 1672 h ...

and Lady Filmer at

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(1638) *Monument to Francis Williamson at

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(1639) *Monument to Lady Dorothy Selby at

Ightham Ightham ( ) is a village in Kent, England, located approximately four miles east of Sevenoaks and six miles north of Tonbridge. The parish includes the hamlet of Ivy Hatch. Ightham is famous for the nearby medieval manor of Ightham Mote (Nation ...

(1641) *Monument to Sir Robert Barkham and Lady Barkham in

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Parish Church (1644) *Rebuilding of

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following damage in the

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(c. 1647 – 1649) *Monument to the Howe family at St Michael's Church in

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(1651) *Monument to Sir Richard Cotton at Connington (1655) *Main Portico and fireplaces at

The Vyne The Vyne is a Grade I listed building, Grade I listed 16th-century country house in the parish of Sherborne St John, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England. The house was first built ''circa'' 1500-10 in the Tudor style by William Sandys, 1st ...

(1656) *Monument to Bridget Gore (widow of the

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) at

Gilston Gilston is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located a little over one mile north of the town of Harlow in the neighbouring county of Essex. Together with the nearby hamlet of Eastwick ...

(1657) *Monument to Sir Thomas Playters at

Sotterley Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river, Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), Ipp. 81–96(British History Onli ...

(1658) *Monument to Lady Frances Playters at

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(1659) *Monument to Mrs Pagett at Windsor Parish Church (1666)

Family

He was married to Anne (d. 1673). He had fourteen children but all predeceased him, except his son, Joshua Marsall, who succeeded him as Master Mason to the King. After Anne's death he remarried, to Margaret White, daughter of John White, and widow of Henry Parker of Barnet, and the elder sister of one of his daughters-in-law.ODNB: Edward Marshall All are buried at

Gallery

File:All Hallows Church Tottenham Haringey England - Barkham monument.jpg, Monument to sir Richard Barkham and Lady Barkham, All Hallows Church, Tottenham File:St Michaels church, Withington- Howe Monument (geograph 3939548).jpg, The Howe monument in St Michaels church, Withington File:Earl of Totnes tomb.JPG, Monument to George Carew, Earl of Totnes (d. 1629), and his wife Joyce Clopton (d. 1637) in the Clopton Chantry Chapel in the

Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. It is often known simply as Holy Trinity Church or as Shakes ...

File:St Margaret's church, Sotterley - geograph.org.uk - 2713351.jpg, Playters monument at St Margaret's church, Sotterley File:East Sutton, Ss Peter & Paul church, Filmer brass (40454080664).jpg, Filmer brass in East Sutton church File:Monument to Dame Dorothy Selby, St Peter, Ightham 04.jpg, Monument to Dame Dorothy Selby, St Peter's Church in

(detail) File:All Saints church Dickleburgh Norfolk (432485579).jpg, Monument to Lady Playters at All Saints church in Dickleburgh, Norfolk

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Edward 1598 births 1675 deaths English sculptors