Corbels - St Thomas - Melbury Abbas, Dorset
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N 50° 58.799 W 002° 10.155
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Carved stone corbels in St Thomas' church, Melbury Abbas.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/23/2017
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"The stone carvings of St. Thomas, are Victorian. One of these angels, on the south side of the chancel arch, was badly damaged. It was replaced recently through the generosity of Henry Gamper in memory of his wife Annalisa. The shield resembles that of Zurich, her birthplace.
All the nave and transept rafters have carved heads or figures at the ends and where the arches meet, some thirty in all. Many are winged angels, two of a man's head reputed locally to be Glyn's, a cowled nun, a winged lion and an eagle. Most of the angels who look benignly down on the nave are playing musical instruments: harp, trumpet, lute, Cymbals and a small portable organ. Two are singing from open books and two pray with clasped hands. One has a shield, another a chalice, yet another enjoys eternity with folded arms. At the west end are two figures, probably Christ and His Mother."
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