Museum of Miniature Found Objects

This is the tomb of John Barat in St Mary's Church, in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. He was a merchant of the town and died in 1467. I imagine he was a successful dealer in wool. Several things impress me about this tomb — the bold representation of death, of a body in the process of decay, and as an unabashed memento mori. As a child growing up in Bury St Edmunds I was a chorister at the Cathedral, just up the road, and regarded St Mary's as the rival establishment. Now visiting the town after many years living elsewhere it's the quiet melancholy of St Mary's that appeals to me, and reveals to me this town's past, and the people who've gone before.