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Behind the choir will be an extraordinary backdrop: a #RoodScreen made not of wood but of stone, twisting & curving to the sky. It's been dated to the 1350s. So, just after the #BlackDeath... Who would have supported innovation at such a time?
https://www.barnes1.net/clairefromclare/posts/20260618_Patronage_after_the_plague.html
@medievodons

#StoneCarving #Craftsmanship #Patronage #GreatBardfield #Stebbing #LadyOfClare

All Saints, Wraxall
#photography #AllSaints #Wraxall #chancel #RoodScreen

All Saints church, Wraxall, North Somerset
#Aisle #RoodScreen #altar #AllSaints #church #Wraxall #Somerset

All Saints, Wraxall, North Somerset
#photography #AllSaints #Wraxhall #Somerset #RoodScreen #Chancel

The magnificent rood screen of St Andrews, Banwell, Somerset.
By the looks of the simpler altar in front, the vicar & parishioners find it somewhat intimidating.
#photography #RoodScreen #StAndrews #Banwell #ParishChurch #Somerset

🏛️ The #RoodScreen, a #medieval architectural element, symbolized the divide between clergy and laity in Christian churches. I found it fascinating to explore how researching the #history of such an architectural element can illuminate a broader social, theological, and cultural dynamics within an era's society 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Here is a brief summary of what I have been able to find out so far:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024/2024-11-29-rood_screens_and_the_medieval_church/

#WeekendStories #ChristianCulture #histodons #Lettner

Helluva rood screen, across 3 aisles. (St. Andrews, Chew Magna, Nth Somerset).
2nd pic shows effigy of a very relaxed Sir John de Hauteville, in the same church.
#photography #ChewMagna #StAndrews #DeHauteville #RoodScreen