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

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

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