Reredos - St Nicholas - Thistleton, Rutland
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A reredos terracotta relief in the chancel of St Nicholas' church, Thistleton.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
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A reredos terracotta relief depicting The Entombment of Christ over the atlar in the chancel of St Nicholas' church, Thistleton.
"The main part of the church was rebuilt in 1879–80 at a cost of £2,993, by the Rev. Sir J. Henry Fludyer, baronet and rector of the parish (1834-70), and Augusta his wife, in memory of their three elder children, who died of scarlet fever at the ages of 4, 6 and 8 years."
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This relief appears to date from around that period. Sculpted by Mario Raggi (1821-1907)