wrotham church, kent

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wrotham church, kent

wrotham church, kent

14 Apr 2013 103
the portland stone east window of the church was originally the west window of st.alban wood street in london, the church rebuilt by wren in 1682-5 having been damaged in the blitz.. now only the tower stands in the middle of the road.
st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 128
sculpture over the entrance of the r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin; apart from the religious nature of the carving this looks like another edwardian office block
st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 134
detail of carved panels outside the r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin
st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 127
detail of carved panels outside the r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin
st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 136
interior of r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin , just in the city.
st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 178
odd font in the r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin: it probably dates from the mid c19, and would have been in the previous catholic church here.
museum of london carved head

museum of london carved head

07 Sep 2012 143
mediaeval carved head of a (?)friar, with a rabbit by his ear. perhaps a warning against lust? found on a friary site in london.
museum of london c13 head

museum of london c13 head

07 Sep 2012 129
c13 carved head from the temple in london
st.giles cripplegate, london

st.giles cripplegate, london

07 Sep 2012 127
early c18 figure of father time from the church of st.giles cripplegate
st.alphage, london wall, london

st.alphage, london wall, london

07 Sep 2012 121
ruined tower and north transept of the c14 priory church of elsing spital; this view looks east over the north transept.
st.alphage, london wall, london

st.alphage, london wall, london

07 Sep 2012 135
ruined tower and north transept of the c14 priory church of elsing spital, this view east looks towards the canons' chancel across the crossing. this was taken over as a parish church after the reformation.
st.christopher

st.christopher

07 Sep 2012 120
early c16 statue of st.christopher now in the museum of london, found being reused as building rubble in london
st.john's priory, clerkenwell, london

st.john's priory, clerkenwell, london

07 Sep 2012 171
terracotta fragment, possibly from the prior's house, early c16 with renaissance dolphin motif, part of a group of terracottas made here by flemish craftsmen, including tombs, window frames, and all sorts of decorative detailing for buildings. now in the museum of london
alabaster retable

alabaster retable

07 Sep 2012 146
arrest of christ , a fragment of a c15 alabaster retable found with many others in a well in the city now in the museum of london
alabaster retable

alabaster retable

07 Sep 2012 142
nativity fragment of a c15 alabaster retable found with many others in a well in the city now in the museum of london
guildhall chapel, london

guildhall chapel, london

07 Sep 2012 116
rich merchant don ors thomas knollys and henry frowyk dedicated stones at the foundation of the new chapel of the guildhall in london in the mid c15
guildhall chapel, london

guildhall chapel, london

07 Sep 2012 149
rich merchant donors thomas knollys and henry frowyk dedicated stones at the foundation of the new chapel of the guildhall in london in the early c15
guildhall chapel, london

guildhall chapel, london

07 Sep 2012 123
statues of the 4 virtues from the facade of the guildhall chapel, c1420, now in the museum of london. the chapel of st.mary magdalen and all saints by guildhall was collegiate, with aisles and clerestory, and was destroyed in 1820
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