St Anno's church at Llananno - we visited it twice, the2nd time with Tam, after going to Oswestry Antiques & Collectors' Fair.
HERE is its page with the Friends of Friendless Churches.
HERE are hisdoryan's superior photographs and write-up.
Other Saints were recognizable by what they carried. I would have to look them up though!! The one with the saw is St Simon, the Zealot, and quite an obscure Saint.
Saints Jeremy and Elija (think it is though spelling slightly different - Eleije).
Not a dragon - note it has another head at the end of its tail, so it's an amphisbaena.
Work at the back of the screen.
Beautiful carvings were everywhere - so intricate.
Even the bits you wouldn't see were beautifully worked - this is the roof behind the screen.
Keith outside of the church.There seemed to be a fashion for double headstones with the husband on one panel and the wife on the other panel.
This statement - Death is the gate of life - comes from Bernard of Clairveaux:
One of the things I love about your blog is the glimpses you give us of all these treasures. Thank you. This is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThey help to make life more interesting. Plenty more out there for us to discover. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos anyway.
DeleteThat is fantastic. Never heard of it; never been there - but I definitely will now. What an amazing rood screen.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have found something new to pique your interest. It's easily missed as it's behind trees and below the level of the road, but there's a layby right by it (an old loop in the road) so perfect for parking up. Follow the sign - looks like it leads to a gate further on but there's a hole in the hedge on the way!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous church. Those carvings are amazing.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Aren't they?, and so nearly lost to posterity too - like most of the other Radnorshire rood screens from that period. I'd not heard of the Newtown School of carving, so something else to check out.
DeleteThere is only one word. Glorious. And to be found in a little church buried in the countryside.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I must do some research on other churches with the Newtown school of carvings work in them.
DeleteBeautiful! Love the amphisbaena!!! You really do find some great churches.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it gorgeous? We are truly blessed to live here as so many wonderful old churches.
DeleteJust the thought of the time and skill it took to make these beautiful carvings is pretty overwhelming. A visual feast.
ReplyDeleteI always quite fancied doing carving. I have a friend we meet at the Militaria Fairs, who carves Welsh Love Spoons and is very talented.
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