Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: santon downham

santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 140
c13 chancel, with a single post-mediaeval window re-using the stone from the original late c13 twin that was here. the doorway though round headed is early c13, and comes from the other side of the chancel. the window on the right is late c14.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 124
over the early c12 south doorway to the nave is a fine panel of a lion chewing a tree
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 92
church off on its own in the forest, close to the county boundary. simple late c15 tower, early c12 nave
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 109
capital of the early c12 south door
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 117
over the early c12 south doorway to the nave is a fine panel of a lion chewing a tree
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 109
early c12 nave, with a norman doorway between an enlarged original window and a late c13 pair, with the c13 chancel beyond
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 122
a lamb and the letter D within a crown of thorns form a rebus of the agnus dei. why the thin skewers from each corner ? and were such panels as these around the c.1460 tower once filled with tiny flushwork or left bare ?
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 125
panels of named local donors run round the base of the tower, built between 1460 and 1500.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 108
c13 chancel, with scar of priests' door now on other side. blocked arch and piscina of c14 north chapel, its old west wall now part of the porch. late c15 tower. porch probably post-mediaeval, window in blocked arch victorian.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 104
the early c12 north door has spiral columns like its southern twin, but the arch over it with dripstone is a late c13 alteration.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 100
theearly c12 north door has spiral columns like its southern twin, but the arch over it with dripstone is a late c13 alteration. the niche above looks later still, maybe c15.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 139
memorial to lt. col. henry cadogan, who fell at the battle of vittoria in 1813 during the peninsular campaign. he was a.d.c. to wellington.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 104
little more than the major timbers, the dado and one or two of the shafts remain from the original early c14 screen, which also retains a little paintwork and an elevation squint from the c16.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 116
on the northern inside wall of the chancel is this length of early c13 dogtooth, the lintel of the priests' door now removed to the south.
santon downham church, suffolk

santon downham church, suffolk

Stiffleaf
27 Feb 2014 109
simple late c15 tower, early c12 nave, porch probably post-mediaeval using bits of the old north chapel