Rood Screen Dado - All Saints - Hitcham, Suffolk
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Rood screen dado depicting angels holding the instruments of the Passion in All Saints' church, Hitcham.
Waymark Code: WM12JW5
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/07/2020
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Rood screen dado in All Saints' church, Hitcham. Often overlooked due to the rather grand chancel.
Only the dado survives, but it is worth a look. Instead of saints the panels depict angels holding the instruments of the Passion.
They were vandalised in the 16th century reformation. A surprising survival. Presumably they were moved to their present position at the time of the 19th century reordering of this church. When Arthur Mee (
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