The west window of the Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck: one of the finest examples of the Herefordshire School of late-Romanesque carving.
Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck: one of the finest examples of the Herefordshire School of late-Romanesque carving. West window. Single order, round headed. The jambs have heavy en-delit nook-shafts carved with beaded two- and three-strand interlace strands with cross-links, superficially resembling basketweave. They are carried on inverted cushion bases, their shields deeply and concentrically fluted and reeded. The shafts carry capitals in the form of grotesque human heads with beaded stems terminating in leaves emerging from their mouths. Neckings are fat rolls and there are no imposts. The arch has a fat nook roll carved with true double-reeded basketweave, and deeply undercut.
Size: 3683px × 4961px
Location: Kilpeck, Herefordshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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