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<< Our Photo Pages >> Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul - Carving in England in Lancashire

Submitted by Elthollr on Tuesday, 06 December 2011  Page Views: 8031

Multi-periodSite Name: Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Alternative Name: Ormskirk Parish Church
Country: England County: Lancashire Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Ormskirk
Map Ref: SD4130608436
Latitude: 53.569232N  Longitude: 2.887746W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul submitted by Elthollr : Wish we knew who they were and who carved it. Doesn't seem to feature in any books but they got a mention in my thesis! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carving in Lancashire

Possible Anglo-Scandinavian carving located in the masonry of the church's east wall. The carving depicts a man and a woman. It appears that the stone slab on which the image is carved has been taken from another site, perhaps the earlier Anglo-Scandinavian church as it seems to have been carved in a portrait orientation but is now on its side in line with the other bricks in the wall. According to the church's website, the earliest part of the building is the Norman window in the chancel which dates to c. 1170. Little has been written on the church's early medieval history as Ormskirk does not appear in the Domesday survey of 1086 but due to the Old Norse place name it is likely the current church stands on the site of a much earlier building, possibly tenth century around the time of the Scandinavian settlement of the north-west. To the left of the carving is another carving depicting a bird which is clearly much later as it is carved into one of the sandstone bricks that make up the east wall.
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Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul submitted by Elthollr : No idea what kind of bird this is or what it could have meant. Would be nice to think of it as Anglo-Saxon or Scandinavian but it looks later. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SD4108 : Tower, St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ormskirk by Alexander P Kapp
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SD4108 : Ormskirk Parish Church by Colin Park
by Colin Park
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SD4108 : Afternoon sun, Ormskirk Church by Chris Denny
by Chris Denny
©2014(licence)
SD4108 : St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ormskirk by Alexander P Kapp
by Alexander P Kapp
©2007(licence)
SD4108 : Ormskirk Parish Church  by Thomas Petersson
by Thomas Petersson
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