Isisbridge

Isisbridge club

Posted: 24 Sep 2016


Taken: 10 Sep 2016

0 favorites     1 comment    264 visits

See also...

Ghosts On The Wall Ghosts On The Wall



Keywords

Crown Tavern
painted room
old
lettering
Oxford
Oxfordshire
fireplace
wall
room
England
English
Britain
British
UK
September
2016


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

264 visits


15th century writing on the wall

15th century writing on the wall
painted room at Oxford's Crown Tavern

Comments
 Isisbridge
Isisbridge club
www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/cornmarket/east/03_painted_room.html

The brickwork of the fireplace dates from 1350, and the letters over the fireplace from about 1450. These are either “ΙΗΣ” (the first three letters for Jesus in the Greek alphabet) or “IHS”, an abbreviation for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus, Saviour of Mankind).

fireplace at painted room
8 years ago. Edited 21 months ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.