The Monuments & Memorials of St. Mary Coslany Norwich

The best known is to Martinus Van Kurnbeck and his wife Joan. Unfortunately nothing is known of the couple, although it is assumed they were part of the "Stranger" community, who were so important to the Norwich sixteenth century economy (see Jacques de Hem). The monument has been attributed to a Norwich Workshop which operated 1570 - 1635 - other examples include the Johnson Monument (1611) in St Etheldreda. Similarly although little is known of the Hyrne monumentit is also assumed to be a product of local sculptures and can be compared to the Pettus monument (d1597) in St Simon & St Jude and the Sotherton Monument (d 1576) in St John Maddermarket.

Of the later monuments that dedicate to Thomas Hurnard (d1753) is signed by John Ivory a member of the Norwich School. The Monmuent bears Ivory's trademark consisting of a small rosette with a central curving stem/stamen