most immediately after his
accession, made him Bishop of Bristol, whence he was translated to
Hereford, and, dying in 1701 at the London residence of the Bishops of
Hereford, in the parish of St. Mary Somerset, was buried in that church.

It was at the instigation of the Warden and Fellows of Wadham College that
the Dean and Chapter of Hereford consented to the proposal that the
remains and marble slab should be removed to the precincts of their
cathedral.

St. Mary Somerset, Thames Street, was the first church closed under the
Bishop of London's Union of Benefices Act, and when it was dismantled and
the dead removed from their vaults in the autumn of 1867, the remains of
Bishop Ironside were found encased in lead only, all the outer coffins in
the vault having been previously removed or stolen.

For the purpose of identification the lead coffin was opened by the Burial
Board authorities, "and," says Mr. Havergal, "so perfect were the remains
that the skin was not broken, and the features of the placid-looking
bishop were undisturbed." In a square recess on the east wall is a bust
which has been taken by various critics to be Hogarth, Cowper, Garrick,
and others, but is in reality a portrait of a Mr. James Thomas, a citizen
of Hereford, who is buried near this place. Under it is a brass to Sir
Richard Delabere, 1514, his two wives and twenty-one children; the
inscription is as follows:--

"Of your Charitie pray for the Soul of Sir Richard Delabere, Knight, late
of the Countie of Hereford; Anne, daughter of the Lord Audley, and
Elizabeth, daughter of William Mores, late sergeant of the hall to King
Henry VII., wyves of the said Sir Richard, whyche decessed the 20th day of
July, A.D. 1513, on whose souls Jesu have mercye. Amen."

The north-east window contains stained glass to the memory of Bishop
Huntingford. There is also an old effigy supposed to represent St. John
the Baptist.

*The Lady Chapel.*--The elaborate and beautiful Early English work of this
chapel, which dates from the first half of the thirteenth century, about
1220, was twice under the restorers' hands, the eastern end and roof
having been rebuilt by Cottingham and the porch and Audley Chapel by Sir
G. G. Scott. It is 24 by 45 feet in extent and has three bays. On the
north side each of these bays contains two large windows, and on the south
side two of the bays contain each two windows, while the third is filled
by the Audley Chapel.

In 1841 the