colerne dragons c.800 a.d.

wilts churches

Folder: english churches by county
churches and religious architecture in wiltshire
cliffe pypard 1786 j.devalle

cliffe pypard 1786 j.devalle

01 Dec 2009 110
potterne

potterne

01 Dec 2009 95
froxfield somerset almshouses1813

froxfield somerset almshouses1813

19 Nov 2009 87
chapel roof
froxfield 1813

froxfield 1813

19 Nov 2009 129
almshouse chapel
froxfield 1813

froxfield 1813

20 Nov 2009 117
the almshouse chapel sits on the lawns of the quadrangle
froxfield 1813

froxfield 1813

19 Nov 2009 128
view of the chapel through the gatehouse at these almshouses built for the wives of clergy, and still used as such
heytesbury 1230 and 1865 butterfield

heytesbury 1230 and 1865 butterfield

06 Dec 2009 99
urchfont vault

urchfont vault

23 Nov 2009 94
urchfont n.side

urchfont n.side

02 Jan 2010 98
urchfont ext 1320

urchfont ext 1320

02 Jan 2010 88
urchfont chancel 1320

urchfont chancel 1320

02 Jan 2010 97
urchfont int 1320

urchfont int 1320

02 Jan 2010 84
urchfont s nave 1320

urchfont s nave 1320

02 Jan 2010 97
winterbourne bassett intersecting mouldings 1310

winterbourne bassett intersecting mouldings 1310

01 Jan 2010 113
The interplay of lines and shapes in this one junction pier are early examples of the sculptural expression of thrusts and forces found in late perpendicular pier bases or in the intersection of ribs in vaults more common in grand churches in Germany or Poland built by the Parlers than in little rustic English parish churches of the early C14th. This is brilliance in both conception and execution by some unknown mason.
winterbourne bassett 1310

winterbourne bassett 1310

01 Jan 2010 112
lacock lion

lacock lion

01 Nov 2009 94
This beast chews the newel of the prioress' stair to the cloister, and looks to be similar to such beasts at Old Sarum from 1160, yet Lacock dates from 1229.
lydiard tregoze jerome 1370

lydiard tregoze jerome 1370

23 Nov 2009 105
purton angels 1470 mary + st michael 1370

purton angels 1470 mary + st michael 1370

01 Jan 2010 162
1879 items in total