Romanesque Tympanum- Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire

[poliphilo]

St Michael's,Stoney Stanton has been rebuilt and restored, but this Romanesque tympanum was retained and placed above what I take to be a vestry door. One source identifies the subject as St Wilfred, accompanied by the lion of the gospel, subduing the wild beasts of paganism.

Comments

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

Very nice!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I love the Romanesque

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Oh my! That's a wonderful bit of Romanesque!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

And a big surprise- attached as it is to a church that doesn't have any other Romanesque features (at least on the outside).

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Isn't it gorgeous? Glad they retained it.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I love coming across unexpected and uncelebrated treasures in otherwise run-of-the-mill churches.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Wow. Wow. Triple Wow.

I'm in love...