Dragons - St Mary the Virgin - Christon, Somerset
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N 51° 18.679 W 002° 53.486
30U E 507566 N 5684450
4 dragons adorn the vaulted tower roof inside St Mary The Virgin, Christon.
Waymark Code: WM16JVB
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/16/2022
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4 dragons adorn the vaulted tower roof inside St Mary The Virgin, Christon. They are Norman in origin, dating from around the 11th to 12th century.
"Under the tower is a quadripartite rib vault with depressed roll-moulded ribs. Each is carried on a springer in the form of a chamfered impost block with a row of beading in a groove in the centre of the face, which supports a dragon's head shown in profile with its features – wrinkled skin and oval eyes – indicated by simple grooves. The dragons' mouths are slightly open showing pointed teeth alternating on the upper and lower jaws, and they have straight, projecting tongues. Slight differences between the dragons are noted below:
SW springer
In L profile. Impost apparently inverted, with 11 beads in the groove. Teeth indistinct: apparently 3 above and 1 below.
SE springer
In R profile. 11 beads on the impost, 3 teeth above and 2 below.
NE springer
In L profile. 10 beads on the impost, 2 teeth above and 2 below.
NW springer
In R profile. 12 beads on the impost, 3 teeth above and 2 below."
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