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Description: | Architecture - Adel Church remains one of the best examples of Norman architecture in Britain. The grade I listed 12th century building features a corbel table of 78 grotesque heads, an elaborately carved doorway and chancel arch. The sculptured stonework round the south door has deteriorated since a large stone porch was removed in 1816. On the Great Door is the Adel Sanctuary Ring which was bronze cast in York in 1200. A man's head protrudes from the mouth of a lion and the moveable decorated ring passes through the lion's mouth. This closing ring or door knocker is similar to the sanctuary ring at All Saints', Pavement. York. A Brief History: http://www.adelstjohnchurch.org.uk/Pages/history.htm | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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Publisher: | Kirklees | Rights holder: | Kirklees | Subjects: | Kirklees | Source: | Kirklees Image Archive OAI Feed | Identifier: | http://www.kirkleesimages.org.uk/fronten... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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