The naturalistic carved font at St. Mary, Wreay
For me this place is prescient: it has themes and portents ahead of its time.
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The Solomonic Columns of Clifton House, King's Lynn
It was a merchant's house, founded in the C13th, and has grown organically ever since then.
The Two Faced Janus at St. Anno's Llananno
The Janus springs from pagan symbolism and often symbolises change or the changing of the year.
The Saxon Script at St. Mary's Breamore
A remarkable survival - Anglo-Saxon door and inscription
Medieval Angel Roof at St. Nicholas, King's Lynn
Holiness is in the the earth-song of the peeling paint and the arborescent echo from the fissured faces, and sanctity is in the rhythm of the truss, the pattern in the bracing and the un-mappable outpourings of human endeavour held within these walls.
The Animal Heads at Deerhurst.
An enigmatic face, thought to be a wolf, with lines that vividly depict the senses.
Tomb to Roman Standard Bearer, Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Hexham Abbey: this tomb to a Roman standard bearer is around 2000 years old
The ancient yew tree at Breamore, Hampshire
The yew at Breamore (pronounced Bremmer) is situated alongside the path to the remarkable Anglo Saxon church.
Mortehoe Bench Ends, Devon
The chestnut bench ends are highly decorated and are said to be of C16th date, re-arranged in the 1850’s.