Fire And Fleet And Candle Light
Jan. 15th, 2016 10:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphiloThe Ladder of Salvation mural on the West Wall of Chaldon church (near Caterham in Surrey) dates from around 1200. It's one of the best preserved Romanesque murals in England- and a comprehensive guide to the medieval afterlife.
Chaldon church is tiny and scrubby. It's often the smallest churches- the ones that were never upgraded or over-restored- that contain the most remarkable things...
Murderers are roasted in bulk
Various sins are punished in Hell. The man being pitchforked is a usurer (banker) Look closely and you can see he is vomiting money.
The Brig o' Dread- dishonest workmen cross a saw-toothed bridge
Stairway to Heaven
Whoops
The three Marys under angelic escort
The Harrowing of Hell. Christ tramples the Devil and rescues the souls of the just.
St Michael is weighing souls, the Devil tries to tip the balance
The ladder reaches Heaven
Chaldon church is tiny and scrubby. It's often the smallest churches- the ones that were never upgraded or over-restored- that contain the most remarkable things...
Murderers are roasted in bulk
Various sins are punished in Hell. The man being pitchforked is a usurer (banker) Look closely and you can see he is vomiting money.
The Brig o' Dread- dishonest workmen cross a saw-toothed bridge
Stairway to Heaven
Whoops
The three Marys under angelic escort
The Harrowing of Hell. Christ tramples the Devil and rescues the souls of the just.
St Michael is weighing souls, the Devil tries to tip the balance
The ladder reaches Heaven
