el ". ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Johnson ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Por ter ▁( née ▁Jer vis ) ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁Elizabeth ▁( or ▁" T et ty ") ▁was ▁a ▁well - to - do ▁wid ow . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 5 , ▁she ▁ 4 6 , ▁and ▁neither ▁family ▁was ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁match . ▁The ▁marriage ▁last ed ▁until ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁tower ▁is ▁in ▁Goth ic ▁Sur v ival ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁ch an cel ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁side ▁chap el . ▁ ▁It ▁contains ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁f itt ings ▁and ▁furn iture , ▁including ▁an ▁elaborate ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁font ▁cover ▁made ▁by ▁Robert ▁B ake well . ▁ ▁The ▁r ered os ▁contains ▁pan els ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁Ten ▁Command ments , ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁P ray er ▁and ▁the ▁Apost le ' s ▁Cre ed . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁r ered os ▁is ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Queen ▁Anne . ▁ ▁The ▁st ained ▁glass ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁studio ▁of ▁Charles ▁E amer ▁K em pe , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁monument ▁dated ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁by ▁Francis ▁Leg g att ▁Ch ant rey . ▁ ▁The ▁ch an cel ▁has ▁a ▁wall - mount ed ▁war ▁mem orial ▁by ▁Arthur ▁George ▁Walker . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁cast -