page_title: Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet
section_title: Death and burial
hierarchical_section_title: Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet / Death and burial
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument to Sir Thomas Hele (d.1670) of Flete in the parish of Holbeton, Devon. Flete Chapel of Holbeton Church
context_page_description: Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet of Flete House in the parish of Holbeton in Devon, was three times elected a Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, in 1626, 1628–29 and 1640 and once for Okehampton, in 1661–1670. He was a Royalist commander during the Civil War. He was created a baronet in 1627.
context_section_description: Hele was buried in All Saints' Church, Holbeton, on 16 November 1670. His elaborate monument survives in the Fleet Chapel, at the east end of the north aisle of the church. The monument has four tiers, populated by effigies of 22 people, all members of the Hele family. On the lowest tier kneel Sir Thomas's two sons, facing each other over a prie-dieu. On the tier above lies the semi-recumbent figure of Sir Thomas Hele, dressed in full armour, excepting helm which rests by his shoulder. His two daughters kneel watching him in prayer, one at his head, the other at his feet. On the tier above him kneel a man and his wife, either side of a prie-dieu, the man on the left, his wife on the right. Behind the man are his five sons kneeling, behind the woman three daughters. On the top tier the arrangement is repeated, with two sons behind the man and four daughters behind the wife. The two uppermost tiers are thought to represent the family of sir Thomas's father and grandfather.
  On top of the monument is an escutcheon showing the arms of Hele (very worn). There is no inscription on the monument, but it is probable that the effigies represent Thomas Hele of Exeter, Thomas Hele of Fleet (his son), and his son Sir Thomas Hele who was the first baronet of the family. There is the Red hand of Ulster badge of a baronet in the arms which probably applies to Sir Thomas, the first baronet, but the style is earlier.
caption: Monument to Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet, Flete Chapel, All Saints' Church, Holbeton
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