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Sir William Dove, son of Thomas Dove, Bishop of Peterborough, and nicknamed by Elizabeth I her ‘silver dove’. The tomb is built of Barnack stone with a canopy supported by four Ionic style pillars. On each side is a dove with an olive branch in its beak, the Dove family badge. Under the canopy is the armoured figure of Sir William Dove (died 1633), between his two wives. His first wife, Frances Downhall lies on his right; his second, Dorothy Neville, lies on his left. The tomb and effigies are thought to be the work of Nicholas Stone, Master Mason to James I and Charles I.