Ephesian relic at Lower Kingswood
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Ephesian relic at Lower Kingswood
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 17 Nov 2017
The carved block is said to be a capital from the basilica of St John at Ephesus, and is one of a number of relics displayed in the church of the Wisdom of God, Lower Kingswood. All were brought back from Turkey by Dr Edwin Freshfield in the late 19th century. Capitals from Ephesus are displayed in the north and south aisles, while a number of smaller relics (mostly from Constantinople) have been mounted in the church's west wall. Descriptions of the church tend to focus on decorative details - plainly Byzantine in inspiration. But the Byzantine influence is more radical than that - the founders (Edwin Freshfield and Sir Cosmo Bonsor) chose a basilican plan and elevations, with a lofty apse at the east end.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.269144
Longitude
-0.211596