The blocked Saxon doorway in the aisleless section of nave's north wall at the Church of All Saints, Somerford Keynes

Date:: 1855 - 1920

Location:: Church Of All Saints, Somerford Keynes, Cotswold, Gloucestershire

Reference:: OP06715

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

The church was founded circa 685, and was largely rebuilt in the thirteenth century. A narrow doorway such as this, typically found in the north and south walls of a Saxon church, is known as a porticus.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Doorway, Early Medieval Anglican Church, Early Medieval Parish Church