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St Agnes' church - wall painting
This C15 wall painting is located on the east wall of the south transept; it is believed to depict St Agnes.
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544. Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes (seen here). Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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St Agnes' church - misericord
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544 . Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords (one seen here) in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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St. Agnes Church, Cawston
St. Agnes Church,at the centre of Cawston village, has a hammer-beam roof, one of the first in the country. It also contains, among other treasures, a finely carved 15th century rood screen. Its 120 foot tower dominates the village.
Image: © Jurek and Trish Sienkiewicz
Taken: 29 Sep 2006
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St Agnes' church - view east
St Agnes' church is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544 . Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white (seen here). In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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St Agnes' church - rood screen
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen (seen here) - see also > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544 . Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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St Agnes' church - carved bench elbow
Depicting a dragon.
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544. Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures (one seen here) see also > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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Graffiti, Church Lane, Cawston
Image: © Bikeboy
Taken: 1 Aug 2024
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St Agnes, Cawston, Norfolk - Hammerbeam roof
Image: © John Salmon
Taken: 22 Jul 2006
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St Agnes' church
Long distance view taken from opposite the church of St Michael and All Angels, Booton > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/844322.
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871536. The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544 . Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 21 Jun 2007
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St Agnes' church - roof detail
St Agnes' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871533 is a large building which is probably best viewed from a distance > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871520. The church was built by the de la Poles during the 15th century. Inside, the nave has a largely unrestored hammerbeam roof retaining traces of its original colour; each post supports a large carved standing angel with outspread wings and more angels line the cornice and the apex (detail seen here). The tall C16 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871539 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871541 - believed to have been painted by at least three different Flemish artists - has 16 panels depicting saints, with four additional panels depicting St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine and St Gregory, forming the screen doors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871544 . Above the chancel arch the red background to the former rood can still be seen, the location of the cross outlined in white. In the south transept there is a C15 wall painting of St Agnes > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871546. Fragments of C15 Norwich School stained glass are set into one of the windows > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560. The pulpit is C15 as is the font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871562. There are several misericords > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871557 in the chancel, the benches have poppyheads and some carved figures > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871549 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871552 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871554. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm
Image: © Evelyn Simak
Taken: 30 Mar 2007
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