St Aidan, Harehills: baptistery carving
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St Aidan, Harehills: baptistery carving
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 16 Sep 2023
Around the apsidal baptistery are several carved wooden panels showing scenes in the childhood of Jesus. Here is Joseph's carpentry workshop. The ladder is perhaps intended to hint at the one that would be used to bring his body down from the cross.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.812581
Longitude
-1.521266