Misericords - St Mary - Over, Cambridgeshire
Posted by: SMacB
N 52° 19.073 E 000° 00.747
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Inside the chancel of St Mary's church, Over, are some of the original choir stalls. They have some excellent misericords.
Waymark Code: WM10KNM
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/23/2019
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"A misericord is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a partially standing position during long periods of prayer."
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Inside the chancel some original choir stalls on the south side, with some excellent misericords - devils, lions' faces, and various shields, including that of Ramsey Abbey.