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11th Century Wall Paintings

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East Wall
Throne of Grace	Quatrefoil on God’s knee
Arm of Jesus on the Cross	Holy Spirit as dove
Figures with halos	Figure with staff on God’s right hand
Figures tumbling towards Hell	Figure with yellow hair tumbling towards Hell
Roundels containing saints or apostles
Detail of roundels containing saints and apostles	Detail of roundels containing saints and apostles
Jesus in central roundel	Two demons in roundels on the left hand of Jesus
Detail of demon	The Last Judgement
Angel sounding the Last Trump	People rising from their coffins
15th century fragment of foliate decoration (later paint layer)	Fragment of post-reformation text (later paint layer)
North Wall
Creation of Eve
God creating Eve	Fragment interpreted as Noah’s Ark (as interpreted by David Park)
Double-splayed window	Decoration inside splay of window
South Wall
Figure holding spoke on the Wheel of Fortune (as interpreted by Tobit Curteis)
Face of figure on Wheel of Fortune	Detail of figure’s skirt on Wheel of Fortune
Scroll work over the south door	Indistinct image of St Christopher
West Wall
Demon holding sinner upside down	Chevron border
Entire Walls
East wall	West wall
South wall	North wall

	Introduction

	Before Repair

	During Repair

	After Repair

	11C Wall Paintings

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