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Britain - Photo and History Pages SOUTHERN AND SOUTH WEST ENGLAND Paradoxplace BRITISH ABBEYS AND CATHEDRALS
Romsey Abbey - the Church of St Mary & St Etheldreda Major church discovery of Team Paradox's 2009 visit to England
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North side of nave
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This exquisite Saxon rood (stone crucifix) in St Anne's Chapel dates from 960 - possibly a gift from King Edgar. It is actually a message of resurrection, with new life sprouting from the cross. It is about 1M high.
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The top half of the sepulchral plate of an abbess' tomb showing a reluctance to let go of temporal authority? Or maybe, like the Dom, she liked croziers.
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Medieval tiles in the Chapel of Saint George are said to depict Crusaders - who knows, they're certainly mounted fighting knights anyway.
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A spot of kingly beard pulling in the north chancel aisle.
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This is smiling Robertus - thought to be a, or the, master mason in the original abbey construction.
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And the moral is ?
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Knight conquers snotty dragon (or is he breathing fire?)
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Owl or Eagle ?
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Romsey Abbey Sheela-na-Gig, Corbels, etc
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Postcode SO51 8EN
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The crozier bearing sheela-na-gig abbess occupies a modest spot just above several centuries of door and window history on the abbey's north transept wall.
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