Little Bytham / Bintham / Bitham / East Bytham
Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5865973] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church exterior - north portal
Scene Description: Source caption: "The North, or "Devil's" door has a typical Norman arch of about the 12th Century. It is surmounted by a curious carving of a dancing figure, perhaps meant to be Old Nick himself?"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5863892] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church exterior - south portal
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard : Inside the porch. The main door, a rather plain affair compared to the other two in the Church."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5863908] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5863886] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church exterior - south view - chancel portal
Scene Description: Source caption: "This is the early 12th century door into what is now the chancel, topped by a remarkable tympanum with two roundels of birds flanking what is now an empty niche but which is thought to have once housed some sort of relic of St Medard, although what that might have been is lost to the mists of time. Obviously a victim of the Iconoclasts, it is a local legend that (whatever it might be) was buried in the churchyard to avoid destruction [...] Along side the door is a 13th century glazed opening, or Squint. Many churches have internal squints, to improve the visibility of the giving of communion, and are erroneously called Leper's windows. But this external, glazed, squint is far more likely to have been used for the comfort of the diseased, and is worthy of the name."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5864273] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church exterior - south view - chancel portal - tympanum
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St. Medard & St. Gildard: Above [...] Chancel Door is the Tympanum which once housed a relic of the saint, flanked by two carved birds referring to the eagle that miraculously accompanied his preaching."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5864276] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: The Nave. Seen from the base of the tower."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5863905] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church interior - looking west
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: The Celebrant's view. The view from the Altar looking down the Aisle, with the tower arch beyond." The font is partially visible at the far [west] end of the south aisle.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5863924] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church interior - north portal
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: The North Door. Interior of the North, or Devil's Door, in its characteristic 12th Century round headed arch."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5865994] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church interior - south arcade - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: Capitals in the South Arcade. The pillars of the South Arcade are all similarly capped with these modestly decorated capitals".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5864286] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of church interior - south entrance
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: Main Entrance. The door from the porch, the Organ and the Font."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5865942] [accessed 23 December 2018]
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: The Font. A 14th Century font with a 20th century cover, still bearing the painted Sacred Monogram. The wooden platform for the celebrant to use during the naming ceremony dates from the 1970s".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Harvey, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2018 by Bob Harvey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5865973] [accessed 23 December 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0