Detail of a bench end with a carving of a post mill
- Date:
- Jun 1940
- Location:
- St Mary's Church, Church Street, Bishop's Lydeard, Taunton Deane, Somerset
- Reference:
- AA81/00755
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
Post mills were the earliest form of windmill in England. This early 16th-century carving on the end of a pew depicts a typical weather-boarded post mill. Its symmetrical sails were usual at this period. The miller stands next to his mill, while birds are attracted by the promise of easy pickings.
Content
This is part of the Collection: SIM01 H E S Simmons Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney
Keywords
Pew, Church
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