Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: carved roofs

rushbrooke c16 chancel roof c.1540

mildenhall roof ; Isaac's sacrifice

mildenhall roof ; wall plate

mildenhall roof ; dragon

19 Oct 2009 194
a dragon forms the main beam, the spandrel shows the angel halting Isaac's sacrifice of his son.

mildenhall nave roof

mildenhall south aisle roof

19 Oct 2009 212
Anywhere but Mildenhall this would take the cake; here it is up against the wonders of the north aisle

mildenhall north aisle roof

19 Oct 2009 210
This lean-to roof has hammerbeams with no structural function; this must be the most decorated aisle roof and some of the best carving anywhere, a real tour de force.

mildenhall angel

19 Oct 2009 216
One of the nave angels playing a lute like instrument

mildenhall nave roof

mildenhall aisle roof

19 Oct 2009 156
dragon on hammerbeam, robed figure on hammerbeam. this roof must have cost a bob or two.

mildenhall roof ; lion

19 Oct 2009 144
a lion forms the beam ; the spandrel shows st. Michael and the dragon

mildenhall roof ; hunter

19 Oct 2009 174
a hunter and his dog form the beam, the spandrel shows the annunciation

bardwell angel with book

19 Oct 2009 154
This book gives us the unusually specific date of the roof in roman numerals, soon to be superceeded by arabic numbers. [1421]

bardwell angel 1421

19 Oct 2009 140
These angels are smaller than usual and have all lost their wings, only the stylised clouds showing their true nature.

bardwell c15 roof 1421

bardwell c15 roof angel with hammer 1421

19 Oct 2009 158
these angels rising out of token clouds seem to have held instruments of the passion, being near the rood and amongst the housel vine scrolls shown on the joists

bardwell c15 roof hammerbeams 1421

19 Oct 2009 149
The early date of 1421 shows in this single hammerbeam roof with its original paintwork, confirmed technically by the lack of any struts rising from the hammerbeams.

clavering angel


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