Benchend in St Olaf's church, Poughill
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Benchend in St Olaf's church, Poughill
Image: © David Smith Taken: 15 Apr 2016
The church has a large collection of medieval benchends; it is not always known what they depict. The consensus is that this shows, on the left, the harrowing of hell, with Adam's head emerging from the jaws of a dragon; on the right is the empty tomb of Christ, shown as a coffin, with the head of a sleeping Roman soldier
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Image Location
Latitude
50.84181
Longitude
-4.526175