Roodscreens and roodlofts . rv irV #irirV <% r*^ iFit. (B) Harberton(_Bolh the above are late and well-developed examplei) SCREENWORK IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL 383 BURYAN, ST. (Penzance). This church still retains the lower portion of the roodscreen andthe enriched beam which formerly supported the roodloft balcony on the west side. The workthat remains is of a peculiarly interesting nature, and in its complete state must have been acurious piece of work. Prior to 1814 it is said that the church was particularly rich in carvedoak, but during the repairs which were carried out in that year t
Roodscreens and roodlofts . rv irV #irirV <% r*^ iFit. (B) Harberton(_Bolh the above are late and well-developed examplei) SCREENWORK IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL 383 BURYAN, ST. (Penzance). This church still retains the lower portion of the roodscreen andthe enriched beam which formerly supported the roodloft balcony on the west side. The workthat remains is of a peculiarly interesting nature, and in its complete state must have been acurious piece of work. Prior to 1814 it is said that the church was particularly rich in carvedoak, but during the repairs which were carried out in that year the benches and screens werebarbarously destroyed. Mr. J. T. Blight, who has written on Cornish churches, says that thescreen was taken down on the plea that it deadened the preachers voice. The beam retainsabout two-thirds of the carved vine-leaf enrichment in its original position, and it has a featurenot often met with, in the representations of hunting scenes, warfare between animals and birds,and grotesque heads which are interspersed with the vine
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