Medieval History
I was pleased to receive the following photographs from Fr David Ackerman, rector of Windrush in Gloucestershire. It is worth repeating Fr Ackerman's message in full:
I'm very pleased to post these photos to the blog. The cross is exceptionally fine. It does demonstrate the quality of contemporary craftsmanship and that it is possible to add something contemporary that works well with existing medieval fabric.
Fr Ackerman has also initiated other restoration work at Windrush. Internally an 'English altar' has been restored to the chancel and external paths have been relaid. During the latter work the following female head came to light.
What date is it? Well it has been suggested that it is fifteenth century, but my gut feeling says second half of the fourteenth century.
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Medieval History
Some news of recent work at Windrush in Gloucestershire
I was pleased to receive the following photographs from Fr David Ackerman, rector of Windrush in Gloucestershire. It is worth repeating Fr Ackerman's message in full:
"I thought you might be interested in seeing the attached gable cross which was dedicated on Easter Day. It was made by Rory Young, and was in part inspired by Saxon Gloucestershire carvings of crucifixes. It is of Christ Triumphant and the word "pax" is encircled by the crown of thorns, an illusion to the first words of the risen Christ and that his body bore the marks of the cross. The combination of the crown and the word is also a reference to the Benedictines, to whom the donor has a devotion. I offer the pictures as a good example of current work and what can be achieved. This, by the way, was Rory's last work before beginning his work at St Alban's Abbey"
I'm very pleased to post these photos to the blog. The cross is exceptionally fine. It does demonstrate the quality of contemporary craftsmanship and that it is possible to add something contemporary that works well with existing medieval fabric.
Fr Ackerman has also initiated other restoration work at Windrush. Internally an 'English altar' has been restored to the chancel and external paths have been relaid. During the latter work the following female head came to light.
What date is it? Well it has been suggested that it is fifteenth century, but my gut feeling says second half of the fourteenth century.
- Briefly Noted -- Accessus: A Journal Of Premodern Literature And New Media
Readers of Modern Medieval will want to go take a look at the inaugural issue of Accessus, a publication of the Gower Project. This excellent-looking first issue includes the following essays that bring together disability studies, medieval studies, manuscript...
- 2015 Deerhurst Lecture
The 2015 Deerhurst Lecture will take place on Saturday 12th September 2015 at 7.30 pm at St Mary?s Church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. Normally the lecture is given on a topic concerning the early medieval period, but this year we are venturing...
- Sanctuary Fittings And Something Rare
As well as the original pavement the chancel of Laxton church in Nottingham is lucky enough to still retain its stone sanctuary furnishings, fourteenth century piscina with double drains, Easter sepulchre, sedilia and image corbels. ...
- It's Amazing What You Find Under The Floor.
According to John Throsby in his new addition of Thoroton's The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, when the floor of the chancel at Mattersey church in Nottinghamshire was replaced in the 1790s they discovered two pieces of 'very ancient'...
- Southwark Cathedral Lent Array
As a contrast to Tapper's work at Westminster here are some pictures of Sir Ninian Comper's Lenten array in Southwark Cathedral, photographed by SarumSleuth. Comper's array is near contemporary with that at Westminster...