Gravestones
John Aubrey's Visit
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Gravestones John Aubrey's Visit |
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The parish church of St. Giles at Stanton St. Quintin lies on the main road through the village. It's east wall is particularly grand and is much more impressive than our photographs show. The various stone heads found around the outside are also rather unusual.
We received an e:mail (thanks Sam!) telling us about a mysterious figure that can sometimes be seen (depending on lighting) on the tower. Our curiosity roused, we journeyed along the motorway in time for that evening's sunset in the hope of spotting the figure. We did manage to see it but it was so small and high up that even using a high zoom it still looks small and the details are not too clear. Is it a fertility symbol? Is is simply another carving? If you can shed any light on it, please get in touch.
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St. Giles August 2000 (430k) |
August 2000 (472k) |
Figure high on north side of tower July 2002 (77k) |
Figure of St. Giles, west wall August 2000 (117k) |
[South] Porch August 2000 (768k) |
Porch detail July 2002 (206k) |
July 2002 (96k) |
St. Christopher, over porch August 2000 (117k) |
July 2002 (110k) |
August 2000 (126k) |
East wall August 2000 (546k) |
Figure on east wall August 2000 (109k) |
(East wall) August 2000 (99k) |
(East wall) August 2000 (90k) |
(East wall) August 2000 (102k) |
August 2000 (394k) |
August 2000 (363k) |
August 2000 (370k) |
August 2000 (118k) |
July 2002 (101k) |
This memorial now unreadable August 2000 (113k) |
Alse & William WHATLY Transcription August 2000 (D08 - 237k) |
July 2002 (73k) |
Detail of carving on lych gate July 2002 (253k) |
Presented by Ralph & Marion BURGE August 2000 (D02 - 145k) |
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