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Temple Church, London

Temple Church, at the Inner Temple and Middle Temple, London (see map).
See Wikimedia Commons. See effigies.

Burial place of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1219) and his sons the 2nd Earl and 4th Earl.
The effigies were badly damaged in WW2 in 1941.

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LHS effigies

The effigies on the LHS of the church.
Back: The 1st Earl of Pembroke (LHS) and the 2nd Earl (RHS).
Front: The 4th Earl (LHS) and an unknown knight (RHS).
Photo 2026. See larger and full size.

Photo of the effigies of the 1st Earl and 2nd Earl in 1926, before the bomb damage.
See full size. From Historic England.
A display at the church shows 18th century drawing and 19th century image of effigy of 1st Earl, before the bomb damage.

Effigy of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Photo 2026. See larger and full size.
See other shot.

Effigy of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Photo 2026. See larger and full size.

Side view of effigy of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Photo 2006. See full size. From here.

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RHS effigies

The effigies on the RHS of the church.
Three unknown knights plus Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex.
Photo 2026. See larger and full size.