St Mary's Church, Pixham: tympanum over the entrance
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St Mary's Church, Pixham: tympanum over the entrance
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 9 Jun 2012
Detail of an early design by Lutyens, dating from about 1900. Lutyens grew up in Surrey and much of his early work in the county shows strong local influence. Here, the materials suggest Italy, while the tympanum (treated rather differently) is typical of Romanesque architecture, especially in France. The infill between the cross motif and the brick courses is made up of tiles, laid on edge - a very typical Lutyens trick http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2204583. I can't help thinking that Lutyens saw the whole composition as a rising sun - imagery which might be seen as a pagan touch. For a more general view of the façade see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2986929
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