A misericord in St Mary the Virgin's Church depicting a seraph, perhaps a representation of the devil, astride two figures, supported on the left by a monkey and on the right by a kneeling man

Date:: 1930-1949

Location:: St Mary The Virgin's Church, Gayton, South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire

Reference:: AA49/08863

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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St Mary the Virgin's Church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, and was restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. The misericords in the chancel are believed to be from the 14th and 15th centuries, possibly originally from St James Abbey near Northampton or Dunston Abbey, but several may be later. This misericord, on the north side of the chancel, shows a seraph astride two figures. It is suggested that this depicts the devil, clothed in feathers and with cloven hooves, eavesdropping on two chatterers. A monkey is shown on the left of the figures, a kneeling man on the right.

Content

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

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People & Organisations

Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree

Keywords

Misericord, Medieval Parish Church, Post Medieval Parish Church, 20th Century Parish Church, Christian Religion