ippollitts church, herts.

c13 dogtooth on door arch voussoir reset in south aisle. such crosses are common around doorways, but its repositioning here has led to ridiculous stories of the crosses having been cut by knights on horseback with their swords, a physical impossibitity. this has been brought about by the link of st.ippolyts with horses, the original hippolytus - meaning torn by horses- referring to a mode of martyrdom.