St Newlina - Carved feline head
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St Newlina - Carved feline head
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 30 Jun 2023
The head of a cat or other feline rubbed smooth by centuries of worshippers' hands. Many of the pews in St Newlina have carved bench-end panels and some of them are topped with splendid heraldic beasts such as this one and Image] dating from the C15th or early C16th. Most of those benches that did not have mediaeval carving had good-quality Victorian carvings added in the C19th. These Mediaeval/Tudor carved beasts are probably the most interesting features of this church.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.366898
Longitude
-5.054392