St John the Baptist, Clayton

[poliphilo]

Just down the road from Ditchling is St John the Baptist, Clayton- with its very fine 11th century Clunaic frescos. The paintings got a coat of whitewash in Cromwellian times and re-emerged during restoration in the late 19th century. All things considered they're very well preserved. Gill must have loved having them on the doorstep.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

The paintings are extremely fine! They remind me of some in tones like that from the Catalan Pyrenees area.