Romanesque Arch - St Michael - Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire - Romanesque Architecture on Waymarking.com

A Norman arch over the south door of St Michael's church, Fenny Drayton.

Pevsner describes it in Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland (ISBN: 9780300096187) -
"Late Norman s doorway, badly preserved. Two orders of columns with many-scalloped capitals. Frieze with an odd motif of triangles in the soffit and large triangles on the face meeting at right angles across the roll moulding."

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The church itself consists of a 12th century core, which was extended and remodelled in the 14th century. The north aisle was added in the 16th century, and the entire church was extensively restored in 1860.

Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Romanesque Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link] Type of building (structure): Church Address: St Michael Church Hill Fenny Drayton Leicestershire England CV13 6BA Date of origin: Not listed Architect(s) if known: Not listed

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