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#FontsOnFriday Norman font Stoke Canon #Devon made from one piece of volcanic stone. Bearded figures grip cable moulding with each figure's head in mouth of cylindrical beast. Between are interlace designs above & figures below.

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Such a fantastic building and impressive visitor experience! Definitely go if you can :)

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19 Jul

The creation and sale of flour using traditional techniques in our beautiful historic mills is under threat. Read more here and if you feel strongly make your views heard! #historicmills #preservation https://t.co/WAS5TV6BLE

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18 Jul

I was so impressed by these beautiful First World War themed commemorative kneelers. I don’t usually like hassocks/kneelers/needlework in churches but these ones blew me away! #churchcrawling #firstworldwar

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17 Jul

My computer is so used to me writing about features in churches that when I miss the apostrophe out of “don’t” it autocorrects to “font”. I feel an unnecessary level of pride in this!

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16 Jul

Here's a gorgeous #medieval artefact found during recent excavations at the Cathedral - a late 13th / early 14th century floor #tile depicting a #pilgrim. It was made nearby at Tyler Hill, #Canterbury
#becket2020 #pilgrimage CA

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Panel of the Month – June 2017

Panel of the Month – June 2017

Published 28th June 2017 by Rachel Arnold

Hope Panel 3b, window sVII of St. George’s Church, Anstey, Hertfordshire – 1907 This panel contains a personification of Hope and is one of three figures in a three light window containing virtues. The other figures depicted are Charity and…

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Panel of the Month – March 2017

Panel of the Month – March 2017

Published 6th March 2017 by Rachel Arnold

St. Catherine Panel 3b from window nVII of St. Martin-cum-Gregory in York – c.1330 The panel depicts St. Catherine standing in a painted, architectural niche with an elaborate canopy – a common medieval design used to harmonise the colourful painted…

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Panel of the Month – February 2017

Panel of the Month – February 2017

Published 14th February 2017 by Rachel Arnold

Panel of the Month – February 2017 (Please click the image for more detail) Detail of panel 3b from the West window of All Saints’ Church in Stamford. The panel shows St. John the Evangelist leading a grieving Virgin Mary…

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