St John The Baptist Adel, Church of England, the oldest Norman Church in the UK

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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.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, UK
Photo credit: © Park Dale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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