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The Sleeping Giants of Aldworth

St Mary Church in Aldworth , The Knights were actual Giants. The de la Beche family was important in the first half of the 14 th century, and many of the family members represented in the church were knights.The collection is the largest number of medieval memorials to a single family in a parish church.The figures are supposed to be life size representations but they recreate some of the knights as over seven feet tall, which has led to their being called the 'Aldworth Giants'. Originally thought to have been erected by the most influential member of the family, Sir Nicholas De La Beche. The effigies were damaged by the puritans but happily not destroyed. Look out for the little dog! Aldworth is a lovely Berkshire Downs Village with a famous unspoilt Pub the Bell at Aldworth. The Sleeping Giants of Aldworth