Medieval History
Torksey, Lincolnshire
Low Marnham, Nottinghamshire
Inglesham, Wiltshire
East Hagbourne, Berkshire
North Stoke, Oxfordshire
Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Skelton Stiff Leaf
Shortly after writing my recent post on stiff-leaf and posting a photo of the stiff leaf on the doorway at Skelton St Giles near York, I came across the following article. http://www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/news-from-the-diocese-of-york/01384.html...
- Transitional
Martin church near Horncastle in Lincolnshire, has a fabulous chancel arch. This narrow arch is a text book example of the Transitional style, the moment when Norman architecture gradually gave way to Early English Gothic. ...
- Capitals
There are a group of churches in north Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, that have a arcades of c.1340, with pillars topped with fascinating capitals. Each capital is decorated with four crouching demi figures, some with interlocking...
- Powdered Arches
Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum (Allan Barton).Down Ampney, Gloucestershire is the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams. The beautiful village church has a transitional north arcade, c.1200, with very early stiff leaf capitals....
- Inglesham Church, Wiltshire
I hinted last week that the Saxon Virgin and Child at Inglesham in Wiltshire, was just a taster and I would return to discuss the delights of Inglesham church in greater depth. It is one of my very favourite church buildings, one with a special atmosphere,...
Medieval History
Lovely, lovely stiff leaf
'Early English capitals are not so much diversified as Norman. When foliage is introduced it is placed upon the bell of the capital; the leaves usually have stiff stalks rising from the neck of the bell, hence called technically "stiff-leaf foliage," but almost always stand out very boldly, and with great freedom, so as to provide a very striking and beautiful effect, and they are generally very well worked, and often as much undercut that the stalks and more prominent parts are entirely detached.'
(J. H. Parker's Glossary of Terms, 1850)Below are a series of images of luscious thirteenth century stiff-leaf capitals from across the country.
Torksey, Lincolnshire
Low Marnham, Nottinghamshire
Inglesham, Wiltshire
East Hagbourne, Berkshire
North Stoke, Oxfordshire
Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Skelton Stiff Leaf
Shortly after writing my recent post on stiff-leaf and posting a photo of the stiff leaf on the doorway at Skelton St Giles near York, I came across the following article. http://www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/news-from-the-diocese-of-york/01384.html...
- Transitional
Martin church near Horncastle in Lincolnshire, has a fabulous chancel arch. This narrow arch is a text book example of the Transitional style, the moment when Norman architecture gradually gave way to Early English Gothic. ...
- Capitals
There are a group of churches in north Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, that have a arcades of c.1340, with pillars topped with fascinating capitals. Each capital is decorated with four crouching demi figures, some with interlocking...
- Powdered Arches
Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum (Allan Barton).Down Ampney, Gloucestershire is the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams. The beautiful village church has a transitional north arcade, c.1200, with very early stiff leaf capitals....
- Inglesham Church, Wiltshire
I hinted last week that the Saxon Virgin and Child at Inglesham in Wiltshire, was just a taster and I would return to discuss the delights of Inglesham church in greater depth. It is one of my very favourite church buildings, one with a special atmosphere,...