A misericord in St Laurence's Church depicting a falcon sitting on a fetterlock, supported by a fetterlock on either side

Date:
1930-1949
Location:
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire
Reference:
AA49/08680
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

St Laurence's Church has 28 misericords, dating from the late 14th and mid-15th centuries. This misericord is in the thirteenth stall from the east on the north side, and dates from 1435. The falcon and fetterlock is the badge of Richard Duke of York, and a symbol of the House of York.

Content

This is part of the Series: LTC01/01 Lady Trenchard Cox: Series Of Negatives; within the Collection: LTC01 Lady Trenchard Cox Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree

Keywords

Misericord, Medieval Parish Church, Christian Religion