Showing posts with label Bath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bath. Show all posts

Monday, 9 June 2014

Twerton, Bath, North-East Somerset

These large-fanged creatures are in the porch of St Michael and All Angels, Twerton. 
 
The two creatures bite down with wrinkled noses on the columns

A drawing that shows the arch and its diamonds and inscription: "This is none other but the house of god and this is the gate of heaven"

There's a photo of the real thing on the Proud of Twerton website. The presumably Victorian inscription (the door was moved in the 19th century) is from Genesis 28:17.

 Images © Rhiannon 2014

Saturday, 8 March 2014

South Stoke, North-East Somerset

Part of the elaborate north doorway at St James, South Stoke.
(You can look at Churchcrawler's photo on Flickr.)



And this is the diapered tympanum with its border of decorated circles:



 Images © Rhiannon 2014