Jesus College in Cambridge is home to the oldest chapel in the city, despite not being the oldest of the colleges. The chapel was originally a monastic church founded in 1157 by a convent of nuns, known as St Mary and St Radegund. However, the convent was dissolved in 1496 when the college was founded… Continue reading A man wearing a cap at Jesus College Chapel in Cambridge
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Shaggy Beast, Ufford
Depth of one of the 15th century carved bench finishes in the nave at Ufford. The bench finishes below are unconventional in currently being adorned with pairs of carved animals / figures facing equally east and west (instead than the usual just one facing east). Ufford’s church of the Assumption is justly famed and requirements… Continue reading Shaggy Beast, Ufford
Strange Beast, Ufford
Depth of one particular of the 15th century carved bench finishes in the nave at Ufford. The bench ends right here are uncommon in being adorned with pairs of carved animals / figures facing the two east and west (instead than the regular one particular experiencing east). Ufford’s church of the Assumption is justly renowned… Continue reading Strange Beast, Ufford
Stag or Yale, Ufford
Detail of a single of the 15th century carved bench ends in the nave at Ufford. The bench ends here are strange in remaining adorned with pairs of carved animals / figures struggling with both equally east and west (relatively than the normal one particular struggling with east). Ufford’s church of the Assumption is justly… Continue reading Stag or Yale, Ufford
Seated King, Ufford
Depth of a person of the 15th century carved bench finishes in the nave at Ufford. The bench finishes here are uncommon in remaining adorned with pairs of carved animals / figures dealing with equally east and west (rather than the regular just one dealing with east). Ufford’s church of the Assumption is justly popular… Continue reading Seated King, Ufford