landwade exterior c1450

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landwade exterior c1450

landwade exterior c1450

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You'll have to brave the signs saying private road to find this church in its bucolic setting next to a moat. A heron flapped lazily away over the cattle as we arrived. A gem.
landwade transept

landwade transept

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view to the north transept from the south, with the Cotton tomb of 1593 and Cotton hatchments of the C18th
landwade corbel 1450

landwade corbel 1450

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chancel corbel of a king; others are of a queen, a bishop and a priest
landwade corbel 1450

landwade corbel 1450

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great headdress on this chancel corbel of a queen, c15
landwade tomb 1593

landwade tomb 1593

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Sir John Cotton 1593
landwade tomb 1593

landwade tomb 1593

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nice strapwork achievement on this Elizabethan tomb, Sir John Cotton [who else!] d.1593
landwade tomb 1620

landwade tomb 1620

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Sir John Cotton 1620[actually there are at least 4 Sir John Cottons buried here!]
landwade tomb 1712

landwade tomb 1712

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sir John Cotton d.1712 and wife Elizabeth. Two putti hold portraits in front of a pyramid obelisk
landwade tomb 1712

landwade tomb 1712

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Sir John Cotton d.1712 , not really my cup of tea, but a wonderful bit of carving all the same.
landwade glass

landwade glass

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chancel quarry c.1450
landwade glass

landwade glass

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st Margaret subdues dragon with cross c.1450
landwade glass

landwade glass

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st.Margaret c.1450 north transept east
landwade glass 1450

landwade glass 1450

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apostle with creed scroll, north transept north
landwade glass

landwade glass

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angel at top, composite st.Margaret spearing dragon , c.1450 south transept
landwade glass

landwade glass

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Head appears to be male, [st.John?] and hair seems not to marry up to that of st.Margaret
landwade glass

landwade glass

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st.Margaret spears dragon
landwade glass

landwade glass

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dragon biting stave
landwade glass

landwade glass

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1450 st.Bartholemew
2001 items in total