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C13 Coffin Lid with Foliated Cross - Gayton Northamptonshire

C13 Coffin Lid with Foliated Cross - Gayton Northamptonshire

This finely carved coffin lid features a long-stemmed cross whose arms terminate in deeply incised, curling foliage, a design symbolising both the Cross of Christ and the Tree of Life. The leafy ornament, known as a foliated cross, became popular in the 13th century and is often associated with clerical burials or those of prominent parishioners.

C14th English stained glass fragments - Pattishall Northamptonshire

C14th English stained glass fragments - Pattishall Northamptonshire

This fragmentary but evocative window from Holy Cross Church, Pattishall, preserves elements of a 14th-century English stained glass narrative cycle. The surviving lights depict a kneeling orant figure with hands raised in prayer, and beside it, a group showing Christ with a disciple or saint, set beneath delicately painted Gothic architectural canopies.

Captain Henry Kingsmill - Radway, Warwickshire

Captain Henry Kingsmill - Radway, Warwickshire

Semi reclining stone figure of Cavalier in recess. Henry Kingsmill was killed at the battle of Edgehill Sunday, 23 October 1642. This was the first pitch battle of the English Civil War.

 

 

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