A misericord in the Tunstall Chapel depicting a figure emerging from a whelk shell and an attacking dragon, supported on either side by foliage

Date:
1930-1954
Location:
Durham Castle, Tunstall Chapel, County Durham
Reference:
AA54/04147
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Bishop Tunstall's Chapel, or the Tunstall Chapel, has fourteen misericords. The misericords were originally placed in Auckland Castle in 1508-1522, and were moved to the Chapel in the mid-16th century. This misericord is in the seventh stall from the west on the north side.

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 Chapel, Religion