The Creepiest Monument in England? - The Wax Effigy of Sarah Hare
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Sarah Hare was the unmarried daughter of Sir Thomas Hare of Stow Bardolph in Norfolk. Shortly before her death in 1744, she wrote a will in which she commissioned the most extraordinary monument to her own memory. This video is all about that monument - a creepy, lifelike wax effigy housed in a mahogany case in the Hare family chapel.
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To be honest, I think I would prefer to see more memorials such as this one because it gives us a sense of how that person looked in life rather than just being a name on a plaque or a marble effigy, which may or may not be a true representation of the deceased. Thank you, Allan, for this truly interesting and insightful video.
It is fascinating isn't it, one of faced by a real person.
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I am so glad her family abided by her wishes. She must have been greatly loved and respected, and a bit of fun.
And had the money to pay for this. This was not cheap then at all (nor is cheap nowadays, anyway).
I agree with your final sentiment - she probably laughed her head off thinking how people would react! Sounds like a fun person to have known.
I think she would have been a bit of a giggle.
What a fantastic woman! She's been trolling us for over 200 years.
there is a hint of the 'princess fiona' about her. yeah, i know, shes an ogre, not a troll but its close enough lol
I don’t find her creepy but what an awesome way to make your mark on the world and still be remembered so many years later.
I don't think she's creepy either! There are so many idealised statues and paintings of beautiful people, it's quite moving to see one (well...a wax effigy) of someone who just looks like a normal person, warts and all.
I don't blame her for looking dour either: sitting with plaster on your face to make a cast is no joke and it'd be hard to hold a smile for that long, kind of like how people looked serious in old long-exposure photographs.
I have to admire that she wasn’t as vain as most wanting to have a stylized perfect version of herself like so many gentry. Curious if there is currently any attempt that might be made to clean and preserve her waxed effigy or to better protect it from the elements.
It was conserved thirty years ago and is in a better state than it was. It will come down to finance, the individual churches have to finance such work or apply for grants, having been in that position as a rural parish priest both tasks are onerous.
Whoever created the effigy really did a wonderful job. A bit creepy, but it's very lifelike. Hearing her story, I think I would have liked to have known her in life. Edit: spelling.
Completely fascinating - clearly a woman of some character and independent mind!
Indeed! Thanks for watching!
I’m from Italy and I remember visiting her with my family back in 1991. My son was three years old then. The lady from the local post office was the key keeper and she led us to the chapel through kitchen gardens. Then she opened the cabinet to reveal the effigy. Then she left us and let us contemplate for a while. The leaflets in the chapel were very informative and told in detail of the then recent restoration. My only objection to the way the restoration was made is that they used polycotton instead of natural fibres for the ruffles around the edges of the dress.
YES! That really bugs me! It looks like a cheap costume! I wonder if they were able to save any of the original dress?
If I had opened that cabinet without knowing what was inside, there would have been one more corpse than they started out with. Thanks for this video -- lots of fun and fascinating history!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, not exactly subtle 😆
I think I'll do the same to piss off my family after I've departed - " If you don't make an effigy of me your inheritance gets left to the Donkey Sanctuary"
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Absolutely the creepiest! Sarah Hare, you go girl! It's startling and so well done.
I think you're right, she had to have a incredible sense of humor.
That is fascinating.Her face is odd in that if you view it from the side with the moles,she does look rather grim & uncompromising.However viewed from the other side her face is positively benign!Wonder who made the waxwork.
Reminds me of Jeremy Bentham's wax figure.
This is a window of the past that we are so removed from! History is always interesting! Thanks !🙏💕
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
I kind of like to see that Mrs Hare was inexplicably honest when it comes to her appearance. She wanted it to be lifelike. Some kind of interesting character Sarah must have been.
Thank you for your well done videos. I enjoy them so much.
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The variety of your subject matter is outstanding! The whole chapel is fascinating, and I would love to see it some day. I have to wonder if M. Hare spent her life looking at Sir Thomas Hare's rather dramatic monument and thought, " No, I think they'll get the real Me."
This is wonderful!! What an unusual lady, it’s great to see her eccentric personality come through even with her final journey. Can’t help but like the lady 😀. Thank you for your excellent finds and content.
One of your best yet! Love the creepy factor And love to hear of a woman from that time who clearly knew what she wanted and wasn't about to put up with any nonsense about it.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely wonderful.. I love her to bits! I'd love to do something like that myself, but I lack the money and clout of a baronet's daughter sadly. How brilliant to look into such a direct gaze from the past
Hi Allan! A Hare raising monument indeed! I should think Sarah was the sort of person who appreciated the odd bit of Georgian flummery! LOL
I am not familiar with what exactly would have happened to her will after it was written. Do you think her family knew about its unusual contents, or were they maybe surprised after her death? In any case, they obviously did all they could to honour her will, which I find quite touching.
It would have been entrusted to the family solicitor, who would then ‘read the will’ in front of the family. It’s where the whole trope comes from in films. If the solicitor was executor (most likely) they wouldn’t have a choice. Executors don’t have to comply (there’s usually a get out clause in case a wish is impossible to execute) but they have to have a good reason not to. That said, there were many abuses of administration, with contested estates tied up for years in court and ending bankrupt, and the most abusive, legal guardians of minors ‘administering’ the child’s estate, for which read spend their money, capitalise their property and kick them out when there’s nothing left
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From the details of her last wishes, she may have been a dearly loved aunt, the one who doted over her nieces & nephews. The aunt who could make everyone giggle. If so, they would have made sure to do whatever was asked of them.
Wow, ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!! I think Sarah Hare was someone who did her own thing in BOTH life and death!! Good for her, I say!!
Thanks for sharing this with us, Allan!! XXXX ❤👍💗
I think it is a wonderful way to be remembered in history. Really makes her come alive again. 😊
what an interesting example of truth showing itself, yet again, to be stranger than fiction! Fascinating, and well-told. Thank you!
When I look at her, I have this feeling that she’s just about to break out in the biggest warmest smile you’ve ever seen
She sounds fun! I really think that the effigy was taken from a *death mask* they must’ve had made, as you can see by where her skin is rested would be of someone who was laying down. Plus the general look on her face is somewhat unnatural, like we see in many death masks. Great video, thank you 😊♥️
Your attitude to history , culture and art is remarkably organic and informative.
I believe that you are doing a great public service with your colorful yet down to earth short films and I feel “enlightened “after watching each and any of them.
Thank you !
Thank you very much for your kind comment ! I'm glad you appreciate my videos in this way!
Once again you provided great content Allan! As I said before, you are a very talented writer and story teller!
Thank you David for your consistently kind words.
She was so human, and undivorced from her humanity despite money and stature. Its very refreshing, and compelling. What a sweetheart.
Bless Sarah for providing future generations with this unique glimpse of Georgian England.
What a wonderful story, Allan. Thank you for this and for bringing such stories of very real people from the past to us in an almost living and breathing fashion through your narration.
Glad you're enjoying my videos, it's wonderful to have the opportunity to bring these characters to light in this way!
The workmanship is amazing. Thanks for posting this.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
utterly absorbing once again....thank you
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I am so happy this channel popped into my suggested list! This was such a fascinating story, I'd never heard of it before and the way you told it was so entertaining. I'm off to binge the rest of your videos!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, I hope you find my other videos entertaining too!
I love how this effigy humanises the people of the past. It was certainly creepy at first but as I look on it (through the phone screen), she looks more and more human to me than those cold stone faces of statues.
So glad i found your channel, just the kind of stuff im looking for. Very calm, good narration, makes one feel at ease.
Thank you, that is really kind of you.
This lady is my 7x great grand aunt, so thanks for the history. My dad, uncannily, looks a lot like her… he even has the same moles!
How interesting, thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
The chapel is beautiful! Thank you for creating such wonderful and educational content. Your love for your subject is evident in your voice.
It is wonderful to have the opportunity to share these stories of people and places. Glad you enjoyed it!
The creepiness is spooky! ❤ Thank you Dr. Barton, once again a great video and I always learn something! Down the rabbit hole I go! I suspect I’ll make a similar request with an effigy of my horse and dog with me!
Wow! She certainly gives you the creeps. Thank you Alan, you certainly find interesting churches. Always look forward to your videos.
Fascinating video. Loved it and one day will get to see it for myself. Oh many thanks for March magazine a superb read particularly the Welsh Mountains church.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video as well as the March edition!
You made your narration fun, entertaining and informative. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you.
Amazing, bizarre but somehow beautiful. I liked looking at the detail of her clothes. She was obviously a woman who did not like any fuss as is evident by her lack of lace and other adornments of the period.
FANTASTIC VIDEO!! I adore history of this ilk and prefer to experience it firsthand. In the absence of this opportunity, I defer to videos like yours that is good quality.
I was born and raised in Florida, USA, and we have a city named St. Augustine (most people recognize the name😊). My parents took my brother and I for summers when we were younger and I have gone as an adult. There are numerous examples of effigies, wax models, antiquity, etc. dating back to the late 1600's. It is pure BLISS.
If anyone ever gets the chance to visit there, do not do the "tourist" stuff. Start at the fort and walk towards the Bridge of Lions.... keep walking straight and you will hit the old gates and the cobbled streets no car is allowed on......THAT'S the Old City. 😊
Wow, that sounds really interesting! Glad you enjoyed the video too!
I absolutely love the power and autonomy of a strong woman in this story and piece. She knew what she wanted and even after death made it clear and had it done. Rock on Sarah!
It's easy to be "strong" when you're a member of nobility.
What a wonderful job you have! Yes, I love this effigy. It brings us some truth from the era, which I really appreciate. I can’t imagine what she looked like in 1990, though. Ugh!!
Very interesting, many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Absolutly great video but very very creepy , very lifelike, she sounds like a decisive lady , good on her, thanks Alan
Always looking forward to your posts.
Blimey, that was very interesting. Never seen anything like it…thank you.
You're very welcome, glad you found it interesting!
I think it's marvellous! Makes one wonder what it would've been like to meet the lady herself - I like to imagine that, each time some new victim unwittingly stumbles upon her wax likeness, Sarah Hare is just around the corner in the next world, chuckling away...
I think the creep factor may come from the shock when you open the door to find her unexpectedly glaring at you! It's very well done ... perhaps too well done when compared to what we normally find in churches. Thank you for sharing it, I'd not heard of it before!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dr. Barton, you are absolutely out-doing yourself!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Oddly strange...or strangely odd? Good to see the rich and interesting times there were! I've always loved the Victorians, but the preceding eras were so much more interesting and...strange!👍🏻
I remember taking my sons there, as they descended from Samuel Renaut, who was the steward for Sir Ralph Hare and had the honour of being buried inside the church. (He has a brass plate on the floor beside the font). And what a surprise when we opened the cabinet. Not knowing what was there, it was a shock
I had to come back to comment again. I kept thinking, where have I seen this kind of thing before? Then it hit me! She looks just like the turn of the century Victorian/Edwardian automatons who "read the future" for a nickel lol! The top part of a mannequin, in a box-like piece of cabinetry!
She looks as if she is about to speak. I like her alot. Thanks!
My pleasure 😊
I live in King’s Lynn! I now have something new to do at the weekend. Thanks for the great video! 🎉
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
What an amazing portrait!
Very nice, thanks for the upload.
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Thoroughly marvelous! Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing something quite unique. It certainly has the creep factor, but there's also a bit of fun. She must've been a very interesting woman. Personally, I'm much more creeped out by the preserved Ste Bernadette Soubirous in France and Lenin's Tomb. 😬
Most of my childhood was spent within a mile of this church, and my mother worked for the lovely Hare family - we used to visit Sarah from time to time - utterly bizarre! Ralph is pronounced Rafe btw...
Ralph is a common English name, never heard it pronounce Rafe in my entire life. If these people want to call themselves Rafe then maybe they should spell it that way.
@Aussie Dream Actor Ralph Fiennes is also a Rafe. It's a British thing to do with something called the great vowel shift, and is a tradition amongst some families - especially the old, posh ones. It's just another quirk of the English language.
@@cleverclogs2244 Yeah well the English guy in this video didn't say it that way, and again I've never heard anyone say it that way in my life ever so I don't think this speech impediment version of Ralph you're talking about is as widespread as you seem to think it is so maybe don't try and correct people with your condescending ...'s acting like a know nothing know it all.
@@OpinionatedChicken59 Good grief, you're a prickly one aren't you? What condescension? If it exists it's in your mind, not the remarks posted above.
This is MR James territory-with a smile at the end.😅
Yikes!
And if you put in a coin does she tell your fortune?
I adore your channel, sir. Excellent content, informative and interesting and oftentimes humorous. Thank you.
Ha, ha! Glad you're enjoying my channel 😊
The Hares are still prominent in the area, they own the Hare Arms pub/restaurant and apparently are as much land owners of the countryside in West Norfolk as their ancestors
Great video....Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Well done! Fantastic history lesson! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks. This is a real treasure. I enjoyed this one a lot. She/this does seem unconventional. And I do wonder if those moles depicted on her face were the fashionable ones people applied in the XVIIIth or if this was a little early for that particular fashion to have come in?
I love this so much, Thanks for this video
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That was really interesting, thank you.
You certainly did that so we don't have to!! I can only imagine what it might be like to open that cabinet without warning 😮 Still, another fascinating story of a woman who obviously knew her own mind, thanks for the programme
I love your intro music (harpsicord? Dulcimer?) its so “antique”
as someone who loves historical clothing. Sarah Hare's gown is very pretty, i love the creamy ivory color and the red drape of fabric over her head really compliments the gown. I am curious if these are the original clothes of the effigy because it sounded like after the story of vermin being found making nests inside the effigy that it had been inspected . and was wondering if because of the damage from the vermin if she was given replicas of her old clothing or is it all original. if it's the original its amazing how such a garment survived and still looks vibrant and lovely. I also wonder since she had involvement in making this gown since she was the one who commissioned this effigy creation while still alive. The reason why i think that is because it sounded like sarah really loved to sew. i know it was common for ladies to learn the skill but since she loved to do it especially on sundays it sounds to me it was a relaxing hobby of hers she enjoyed.
Certainly had a creative mind. I do wonder after that expense if the purpose was directed at someone left behind.
Thanks for sharing
I must go to see Sara one of these days, I'm not too far away. That was so interesting, thank you.
You should go and see her! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I've been discussing my own 'arrangements' lately. Nothing at all as grand as this. But I might reconsider...
😂 a pop up version might be fun.
The idea of creating an effigy before the invention of cameras is neat. Miss Sarah Hare showcased a great memorial that looks more life-like than marble. In turn, it sparks curiosity and a sense of humanity in her cutting-edge creation. I applaud her robust effigy. It is more intriguing than spooky to me. Even with the mice.
After having heard about her, I find myself full of respect.
Me too, I think she must have been a really interesting person to know.
I do think it’s a bit weird, but if you look on the side with the moles, she looks rather severe. On the other side almost wistful. She must have been quite clever to even come up with that. Thanks for the journey!
That's a great effigy! She really is there in front of us. I think if I commissioned something like that though I'd put a clause in my Will that my relatives would have to have it at the foot of their beds staring at them (they could share it around at a week each)..it would be irresistible to have some fun freaking them out. She's given me an idea...
Oh, l enjoyed that, thank you.
Subbed. 😊
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Awesome video, she must have been a brilliant woman!
What is the name of the music at the end? I think It really reflects the tone of sombre celebration of this extraordinary woman's life
She must have been a handful in life. lol Thank you for sharing her with us.
I’ll add, as a person with a facial mole, I adore that she had her moles left in place. How easy it would have been to say leave them off. (I’ll admit to photoshopping mine out of photos.) Good for her!
So interesting and odd, Thanks so much.
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Its a wonderful effigy! It genuinely brings the person to life and allows us a brief glimpse to her personality.
Thank you that was fascinating!.
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You're right, Allan, it is creepy. But also, fascinating ‼️
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What is the name of the intro song? I'd like to learn to play it. Love your videos!
Some families breed true, Sarah`s descendent Lady Rose Hare who passed away last year, was always very active in local affairs and was loved and respected by many. The family run a Rare Breeds Centre nearby which is a great place to take children where they can interact with the animals. I have always been fascinated By Sarah, as (apart from the mildew) she was an exact double of my late wife. Some years ago, as part of a festival we had the idea of getting my wife dressed in period costume and walking about. We abandoned the idea in case it caused heart failure in any passers by.
I remember visiting this when I was serving at RAF Wyton in the 1990s. It is really quite wonderful.
When you want a memorial that looks like the Fortune Teller Machine from Big!
Those are ionic pilaster capitals, not Corinthian -- aren't they? But I'm just nitpicking I know. Thanks so much for these videos, I always enjoy them. Thanks for taking the time and sharing these with us.
They are indeed - I must have been having a moment!! It is my pleasure to share and it is great to know they videos are appreciated.
Great stuff - I just subbed. I’m surprised the baronetcy was not rescinded when Sir Hare refused fealty to the new king. What were the rules on this type of thing? Was it not a big deal and / or scandal? Or did it only matter how much clout the family had?
Strange hidden treasures in England. Brilliant vid.
Extremely interesting thank you 👍
Glad you enjoyed it.
I remember watching some program as a kid about this in the 90s. It definitely creeped me out
Wow, I'm so use to looking at those "folk art" type paintings, I love this! So realistic :-)