The Pemberton Chapel
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Pemberton Chapel
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Sir Goddard Pemberton
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Sir Goddard Pemberton Inscription
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Robert Pemberton
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In the chancel aisle is the Pemberton Chapel which has two large alabaster monuments erected to members of the Pemberton family who were squires of Rushden Hall for two centuries. One is for Robert Pemberton, a gentleman usher to Queen Elizabeth, and his 2nd wife Mary and the other to Sir Goddard Pemberton. They are both fine examples of 17th Century sculpture and have been extensively refurbished. Also in the chapel are memorials on the walls and floor to other members of the successors to the Pembertons; Ekins, Fletcher and Sartoris. On the North Wall, next to the altar, is a piscina.
The Memorial Chapel
This is in the South Transept and was originally dedicated to St. Catherine. The 402 names of those men and one women who died in WW1 are inscribed in panelling together with those who died in WW2. Behind the panelling, to the right of the altar, is a piscina. There are two windows, the east one shows Christ alive on the cross and around him the Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas, the Centurion and St. Luke who in turn represent women, sailors, soldiers and medicine. Above are the emblems and coats of arms of regiments in which Rushden men served. The south one commemorates the death, in action, of Randall Mason who was the last in line of an old Rushden family with close links to the church and shows Christ in Glory with below; St. Gabriel, St. Michael and St. Raphael.
