More Norfolk medieval wood and stone carving

Most of these photos were taken in the last few months and there is a heavy bias towards the Marshland churches, especially the magnificent Walpole St Peter and Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, whose set of bench ends is second to none in Norfolk, although I find the latter’s atmosphere lacking compared to my favourite churches, perhaps because it is no longer used. Some of the carving is crude, some has been damaged by the ravages of time or perhaps the iconoclasm of the Reformation, and some is excellent. Most of all these photos provide an insight to the medieval world and imagination.

Bedingham, bench end

Bedingham, bench end 2

Ashmanaugh,

Irstead, bench end

King’s lynn St Margaret, misericord

South Lopham, elephant and castle

South Lopham, bench end

South Lopham, bench end

Thurgarton, bench end

Thurgarton, bench end

Thurgarton, bench end

Thurgarton, bench end

Tilney All Saints, bench end

Tilney All Saints,

Tilney All Saints,

Tuttington, woman, allowing her basket to be rifled

Tuttington,elephant and castle

Tuttington, drummer

Tuttington, green man?

Tuttington, wild man creeping up on a dragon

Tuttington, bench end

Walpole St Peter, wolf carrying the head of St Edmund

Walpole St Peter, bench end

Walpole St Peter,

Walpole St Peter, bench end

Walpole St Peter,

Walpole St Peter, bench end

Walpole St Peter, the pelican in her pietymisericord

West Lynn, bench end

West Lynn, bench end

West Lynn, bench end

West Lynn, bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin,bench end

Pulham St Mary

Sharrington, roof corbel

Sharrington, roof corbel

Sharrington, roof corbel

Sharrington, roof corbel

Sharrington, roof corbel

Sharrington, roof corbel

Stalham, font (Holy Trinity)

Stalham, font (Baptism))

Stalham

Terrington St Clements

Terrington St Clements

Terrington St Clements

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

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