Medieval History
Silchester, Hampshire, St. Mary's Church 15, originally uploaded by Eric Hardy.
Browsing on friends photos on Flickr I came across this lovely image of the south side of the chancel at Silchester in Hampshire by Eric Hardy. The splays of the windows are decorated with a red ochre masonry and rosettes, part of a 14th century scheme that appears to cover the rest of the chancel interior. It reminded me of the decoration on the arches at Down Ampney in Gloucestershire a featured recently.
- Aumbry Door
Many of our churches still retain the evidence of aumbries, the secure lockers that served as the repository for valuables before the invention of the safe. They are a common feature let into the side walls beside both...
- 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....
- Clayton And Bell At Freeland
Photo by Lawrence OP The church of St Mary in Freeland, Oxfordshire was designed by J L Pearson in the Early English style. It was constructed between 1869 and 1871 at the expense of the Taunton family. The church has an exquisite and remarkably well-preserved...
- Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire
Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. The tiny church of St Michael, Duntisbourne Rouse is on a dramatic site on the hillside overlooking the valley of the river Dunt in the Cotswolds. The nave is essentially Saxon (11th...
- Window Tracery Development - The Chancel At Wyck Rissington, gloucestershire
Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The chancel of Wyck Rissington church in Gloucestershire was consecrated in 1269. The east end has this rather unusual window arrangement, which predates the development of windows with...
Medieval History
Window splays
Silchester, Hampshire, St. Mary's Church 15, originally uploaded by Eric Hardy.
Browsing on friends photos on Flickr I came across this lovely image of the south side of the chancel at Silchester in Hampshire by Eric Hardy. The splays of the windows are decorated with a red ochre masonry and rosettes, part of a 14th century scheme that appears to cover the rest of the chancel interior. It reminded me of the decoration on the arches at Down Ampney in Gloucestershire a featured recently.
- Aumbry Door
Many of our churches still retain the evidence of aumbries, the secure lockers that served as the repository for valuables before the invention of the safe. They are a common feature let into the side walls beside both...
- 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....
- Clayton And Bell At Freeland
Photo by Lawrence OP The church of St Mary in Freeland, Oxfordshire was designed by J L Pearson in the Early English style. It was constructed between 1869 and 1871 at the expense of the Taunton family. The church has an exquisite and remarkably well-preserved...
- Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire
Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. The tiny church of St Michael, Duntisbourne Rouse is on a dramatic site on the hillside overlooking the valley of the river Dunt in the Cotswolds. The nave is essentially Saxon (11th...
- Window Tracery Development - The Chancel At Wyck Rissington, gloucestershire
Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The chancel of Wyck Rissington church in Gloucestershire was consecrated in 1269. The east end has this rather unusual window arrangement, which predates the development of windows with...