alk , ▁as ▁whose ▁guest ▁Lawrence ▁spent ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁P alk ▁ere cted ▁lav ish ▁monuments ▁in ▁Law ren ces ' ▁memory , ▁namely ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁metres ▁( 8 5   ft ) ▁high ▁tri angular ▁' L aw rence ▁Tower ' ▁( at ▁H ald on ▁House ), ▁containing ▁a ▁life - size ▁statue ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁general ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁three ▁large ▁table ts ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁m ural ▁monument ▁in ▁D unch ide ock ▁Church . ▁P alk ▁named ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁Lawrence ▁in ▁his ▁honour , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁P alk ▁family . ▁ ▁Arm orial s ▁ ▁His ▁arms ▁were : ▁Er mine , ▁a ▁cross ▁rag uly ▁g ules , ▁as ▁is ▁visible ▁without ▁t inct ures ▁on ▁his ▁monuments ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁D unch ide ock , ▁and ▁with ▁t inct ures ▁on ▁the ▁vest ry ▁screen ▁of ▁D unch ide ock ▁Church . ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Lawrence ▁( d . 1 6 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁were ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁monument ▁to ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁G res ham ▁in ▁St ▁Helen ' s ▁Church , ▁B ish ops gate , ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁apparently ▁a ▁difference ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁arms ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁of ▁As ht on ▁Hall ,