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Norfolk Medieval Angels. 2 in wood and stone.

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There are innumerable angels in Norfolk’s medieval churches. The county is known for its angel roofs, mainly carved between 1400 and 1520. They can be easily missed if you don’t look up. There are also angels carved in doorways, on fonts and bench ends. I have used both black and white and colour and sometimes left the same photo there in both. Sometimes the angels portray images of Christ’s passion (as at West Walton and Kings Lynn, St Nicholas). There is a selection below. For more information and superb photos of angel roofs see also Michael Rimmer’s superb book, Angel Roofs of East Anglia: https://www.lutterworth.com/title/angel-roofs-of-east-anglia. For more on Norfolk carving see http://www.mascotmedia.co.uk/books/from-bears-to-bishops.html

 

Upwell
Wickmere, font
Pulham St Mary
Tilney, All Saints
Salle
Cley
Hardley font
Salle, west door
Trunch
Pulham St Mary
Cley
Happisburgh
Pulham St Mary, porch
Upwell
Gissing
Upwell
Upwell
Colby
Marsham
Baconsthorpe
Cawston
Cawston
Hockwold
Norwich, St Clements
Upwell
Happisburgh
Norwich, St Clements
Trunch
Tilney, All Saints
Hockwold
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Hockwold
Tilney, All Saints
West Walton – on the shield Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss.
Great Snoring
Cawston
Hockwold
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Banningham
Cawston
Cawston
East Tuddenham
Outwell
Trunch
East Harling
Banningham
Upwell
Cawston
North Walsham, angels flank green man
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Downham Market
Cawston
Cawston
Norwich, St Peter Mancroft
Great Walsingham
Cley
Norwich, St Peter Mancroft
Hockwold
Norwich, St Peter Mancroft
East Dereham, font
Thurlton
East Tuddenham
Hockwold
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Acle
North Creake, holding a soul?
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Acle
Norwich, St Julians (St Michael & St George
Methwold
Trunch
Norwich, St Peter Hungate
Cawston
Norwich, St Peter Mancroft
Knapton
North Creake
Terrington St Clement
Thurlton
Stanfield
Knapton
Stody
Sloley
Methwold
Gissing
Thurlton
Oxburgh
Gissing
Trunch
Cawston
Salle
Upwell
Scottow
Baconsthorpe
Wymondham abbey
Stody
Kings Lynn, St Nicholas
Methwold
Norwich, St Peter Hungate
Cawston
Gissing
Upwell
Upwell
Great Snoring
Shimpling
Attleborough
Methwold
Norwich, St Michael Coslonay
Stody
Cawston
Upwell
Upwell
Baconsthorpe
Cawston
Thurlton
Methwold
Stody
Wymondham abbey
Knapton
Great Witchingham
Outwell
Attleborough
Upwell
Marsham
Banningham
Upwell
Cawston
Gissing
Upwell
Cawston
Upwell
Cawston
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