Windows - St Mary The Virgin Church- Padbury - Buck's
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
N 51° 58.330 W 000° 57.072
30U E 640731 N 5759924
A small country church in the village of Padbury with several stunning glass windows and a medieval wall painting.
Waymark Code: WMF4EW
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

''This small church, consisting of just the Nave and Chancel was rebuilt and extended in about 1250-1300 and then again in about 1330, by which time it was roughly its current size and shape (though much of it, notably the tower, was extensively rebuilt later)

One of the distinctive features of the church is its extensive mural or wall painting, which dates from before 1330. The church services were, of course, in latin, and these paintings were often used as a form of ‘visual aid’ to tell stories of the bible and the lives of the saints - and to warn of what would happen to transgressors!

One of the most interesting paintings shows the miracle of the wolf and St Edmund’s head - where after being defeated and beheaded by the Danes in 855, the pious king’s head was rescued by a wolf, carried back to a nearby monastery and miraculously re-attached itself to the king’s body! This process did not, however, restore the king to life.'' details from church website


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Type of building where window is located: Church

Address:
St Mary' s Church
Church Lane
Padbury, Buck's United Kingdom


Admission Charge: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Days of Operation: Daily Dawn to Dusk

Hours of Operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:30 PM

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