Medieval History
Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.
- Eric Hardy's Photography
Walpole St Peter, Norfolk,, originally uploaded by Eric Hardy.Eric Hardy is a Flickr friend of mine. I went on quite a number of church crawls in his company when I lived in Oxfordshire. I was always impressed with his unbounding enthusiasm and the energy...
- Christ In Majesty - Thirteenth Century Glass
Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The tiny thirteenth century church at Aston Sandford in Buckinghamshire has a single panel of medieval glass, a glorious figure of Christ in Majesty labelled as 'Salvator Mundi'...
- Floor Levels - The Case Of Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The question of original floor levels in medieval church buildings came up in discussion on another post. Generally speaking the great ranks of steps you see in many of our medieval churches...
- Rood Screen Paintings At Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.All that remains of the rood screen at Quainton in Buckinghamshire are four little panels from the the lower solid part of of the screen, called the dado. Each panel is painted with a figure...
- Fourteenth Century Wallpainting
South Newington, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.South Newington in north Oxfordshire has a superb array of medieval wallpaintings. There is a spectacular series in the north nave aisle dating from the early part of the fourteenth century...
Medieval History
A medieval painted chest
Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.
Medieval chests are fairly common in English churches, but painted chests are a rarity. The painted chest at Brightwell Baldwin probably dates from the second half of the fourteenth century. Although it is rather battered this glorious figure of St George still survives.
Eric Hardy got a rather good detail of St George:
He also has a rather good exterior view of the church:
- Eric Hardy's Photography
Walpole St Peter, Norfolk,, originally uploaded by Eric Hardy.Eric Hardy is a Flickr friend of mine. I went on quite a number of church crawls in his company when I lived in Oxfordshire. I was always impressed with his unbounding enthusiasm and the energy...
- Christ In Majesty - Thirteenth Century Glass
Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The tiny thirteenth century church at Aston Sandford in Buckinghamshire has a single panel of medieval glass, a glorious figure of Christ in Majesty labelled as 'Salvator Mundi'...
- Floor Levels - The Case Of Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The question of original floor levels in medieval church buildings came up in discussion on another post. Generally speaking the great ranks of steps you see in many of our medieval churches...
- Rood Screen Paintings At Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.All that remains of the rood screen at Quainton in Buckinghamshire are four little panels from the the lower solid part of of the screen, called the dado. Each panel is painted with a figure...
- Fourteenth Century Wallpainting
South Newington, Oxfordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.South Newington in north Oxfordshire has a superb array of medieval wallpaintings. There is a spectacular series in the north nave aisle dating from the early part of the fourteenth century...