St Mary's Church, Pixham: the west front
Introduction
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St Mary's Church, Pixham: the west front
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 9 Jun 2012
This building is an early design by Lutyens, dating from circa 1900. Lutyens grew up in Surrey (at Thursley), and many of his early commissions were within the county. Much of his early work was strongly influenced by local traditions, but in the case of Pixham church there is very little to remind you you're in Surrey. To architectural historians, the semi-circular design over the doorway is a 'tympanum' - a feature often found in Romanesque churches (and in Norman churches in England). Here at Pixham, Lutyens seems to have adapted the tympanum motif to represent a rising sun. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.239586
Longitude
-0.316606