Detail view of the carved and painted decoration on two of the hammer beams and wall posts in the roof of the nave at St Peter and St Paul's Church

Date:: 1900 - 1920

Location:: St Peter And St Paul's Church, The Street, Knapton, North Norfolk, Norfolk

Reference:: OP27066

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The double hammerbeam roof was installed in the nave in 1504 by the then rector, John Smith. The underside of each hammer beam is decorated with a painted angel and there are additional carved figures on the front of the wall posts. The angels at the base of the wall posts date from the renovation of the church in the late 19th century, but all other decoration is original.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/30 Early Photographic Print Collection: Norfolk; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Hammer Beam, Wall Post, Parish Church