A carved marble altar with two candles, three framed photographs and an open book, viewed from the north-west, in the south aisle of St Mary, St Samson and St Branwalader Church

Date:: May 1965

Location:: St Mary St Sansom And St Branwadaders Abbey Church, Milton Abbas, North Dorset, Dorset

Reference:: DT00356

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

A print of this image is in the RCHME Inventory Notes for Milton Abbas, Abbey Church, Dorset III. This image is printed in the RCHME Inventory volume, County of Dorset, Volume Three Central, Part 2. The altar has three shields within a quatrefoil pattern along the front. The shields represent Athelstan, Abbot William, IHS and the arms of Damer. The altar is carved to look like it has a cloth over it with crease marks and tassles. It was formerly positioned in the presbytery.

Content

This is part of the Sub-Series: RCH01/096/02 Rchme Inventory Of Dorset, Volume Iii, Central: Small Format Negatives; within the Series: RCH01/096 Rchme Inventory Of Dorset, Volume Iii, Central; within the Sub-Collection: RCH01/01 Rchme Inventory Volumes; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive

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Keywords

Abbey, Altar