Farre Well All Ye Tell You Come To Me

[poliphilo]

Brasses are hard to photograph because of they're immoveable, reflective and often located in out of the way places. This is my second attempt at this one. It's screwed to the reconstructed north wall of St Mary's Leigh (pronounced Lie) in what is almost certainly not its original position. There was no-one about, so I took my shoes off and stood on the seat of the pew to get it squared up.



I don't know who's being commemorated. The date is late 16th century (if I knew more about women's fashion I could be more exact) and the design, to the best of my knowledge, is unique.

Comments

[cmcmck]

It's certainly unusual. I suspect it's only a fragment of a bigger memorial.

Fashion can be conservative but I'd have that costume as mid century.

[poliphilo]

I suspect you're right on both counts.