ipernity: hereford +worcs churches by Stiffleaf

beckford harrowing of hell 1120

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adam gets a helping hand, whilst a cross staff is thrust into the maw of the beast.

kilpeck herefs. c12 tympanum c.1135

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The leaves on this tympanum are a calm foil to the surrounding beasts.

kilpeck west gable c.1135

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The row of corbels seen here continues all round the church, the projecting dragon heads were the model for those at Bury St.Edmund's of 1846

kilpeck soldiers

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Knights in mail trousers and conical hats inhabit the foliage alongside dragons on the west jamb of the south door, their clothing almost a trademark of this sculptor. c.1135

kilpeck south door c.1135

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One of the best remaining works by the Herefordshire school of masons under the "Shobdon Master"

ledbury chancel c.1120

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leominster capitals c.1140

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These capitals from the west door show similarly clad figures within the scroll work as do Shobdon, Kilpeck and other places where sculpture of the Herefordshire School exists.

shobdon arches

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The chancel arch and two doorways stand as a folly built when Shobdon church was rebuilt Gothick in 1752. They have been severely damaged by weather, vandals and even theft

shobdon capitals 1145

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shobdon majesty c.1145

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Compare this with the photo of the cast in the V&A to see how much damage has been suffered by these great carvings by the Shobdon Master

shobdon harrowing of hell

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A woman and a man stand on the left, Christ pushes the staff of his cross into the head of the Beast whilst he leads figures by the hand out of the mouth of Hell.