vedast saxon cross, norwich museum

norfolk churches 1


Folder: english churches by county

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 56
panels next to the south double splay window, with figure with halo in lower one

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 89
the dead rise from their coffins, part of the c11 doom

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 80
to the left of the trinity are paintings in panels, presumably showing the saved?

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 60
the dead rise, pushing their coffin lids aside

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 73
archangel with 4 wings blows the last trump in the c11 doom

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 77
tantalising remains of figures to the left of the mandorla containing the trinity

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 84
main figure of trinity on east wall over chancel arch, with god the father holding christ on the cross, the holy spirit in the form of a dove with outstretched wings and its tail pointing down from top left to his head . this is believed to be the oldest european depiction of this image in a church.

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 86
archangel with four wings and a halo blowing trumpet to wake the dead in the c11 doom , with row of roundels of saints above

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 75
above the c11 chancel arch and two altar niches the wall is covered with late c11 murals. in the centre, a large trinity, with god holding a crucifix, and a dove by his head. below are roundels of christ and his saints to the left, and roundels of demons to the right. the dead rise from their graves bottom left, awoken by trumpetting angels, the saved surround the main trinity. little remains of the damned to the right. above to the left are figures in an arcade, just below the long horizontal banner that crosses the whole painting.

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 78
noah's ark is one of the damaged subjects on the north wall here

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 62
north wall with c11 double splay window and mural of the creation of eve. cushion pattern covers the window splay.

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 81
archangel with 4 wings blows the last trump in the c11 doom

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 80
reused roman brick in the simple c11 chancel arch , above which is the doom

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 84
on the south wall by the double splayed window can be made out the figure of god next to the wheel of fortune, most of which was destroyed when an aisle was opened up through this wall. his face can be seen above his robes, and an arc of the wheel to the right

houghton on the hill church, norfolk

26 May 2012 68
archangel with four wings and a halo blowing trumpet to wake the dead in the c11 doom

fritton church

06 Sep 2010 68
very early c12 murals of death of st.edmund, with crossbowmen to either side

fritton church

06 Sep 2010 69
very early c12 murals of death of st.edmund, with crossbowmen to either side , other figures above and below them

fritton church

06 Sep 2010 79
very early c12 murals of death of st.edmund, with crossbowmen to either side

1798 items in total