These carved oak Apostles at Dunstable Priory form part of the structural and iconographic programme of the timber roof, functioning as corbels supporting arched braces or hammer-beams. Oak, the standard and most durable timber for English ecclesiastical roofs, was universally favoured for such work, allowing both structural strength and detailed carving.
This late twelfth-century mural of the Crucifixion survives on the south-west nave pier of St Albans Cathedral. Executed in a restrained Romanesque manner, the composition presents Christ crucified between the Virgin Mary ⓘ and St John the Evangelist ⓘ.
This brass is dedicated to Richard Pynfold (d1566) and his wife.
This wall painting of Thomas Becket ⓘ survives on a south nave pillar at St Albans Cathedral. Though heavily worn, the figure remains legible enough to convey identity and function through gesture and attribute.
