Carved misericord, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Astley

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Carved misericord, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Astley

Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 7 Sep 2019

St Mary's was a medieval collegiate church, where worship was maintained by a college of canons. It was built in 1343 for Sir Thomas Astley of Astley Castle. Though the college was suppressed at the Reformation and much of the church was lost, the choir or chancel was incorporated into a parish church in the 17th century and it preserves the canons' carved choir stalls, dating from around 1400. The misericords, against which they could recline during worship, have ornate carving, in this case a dragon and a woman's head. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1184853

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