The late 15th century rood screen in St Edmund's Church, with the chancel visible behind

Date:: 1880 - 1920

Location:: St Edmund's Church, Church Green, Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk

Reference:: OP27682

Type:: Photograph (Platinum Print)

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Description

The screen was created c1480 and runs across both aisles and the nave of the church. The panels on the middle third of the screen, dividing the nave from the chancel, are painted with figures representing the Apostles and were restored in 1874.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

The photograph was transferred from the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1936.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/38 Early Photographic Print Collection: Suffolk; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Spiers

Keywords

Chancel, Rood Screen, Medieval Parish Church