Panel of clear and coloured glass painted in brown and silver stain with the arms of Beaupré and Fodringaye. From Beaupré Hall, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. English, about 1570.
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Panel. Arms of Beaupré and Fodringay, with identifying inscription.

Given by Mrs L. S. Kinsman, in accordance with the wishes E. Fordham Newling

From Beaupré Hall, Wisbech, Cambs.
Beaupre Hall is a 16th century manor house built by the Beaupre family and enlarged by their successors, the Bells. The oldest part, dating from around 1500, is the central block running from south west to north east, with a wing at a north west angle. The V&A windows were located in two windows in the entrance hall and date from 1570-80. These surviving heraldic windows were probably commissioned by Sir Robert Bell. He married Dorothy Beaupre, the heiress, in 1559 and succeeded to her estate after the death of her father Edmund in 1567. Sir Robert Bell held politically important positions during his lifetime. He was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1563 and later became the Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

C.61-1946