St Mary, Sompting, West Sussex: detail of a Saxon carved relief of a bishop or abbott giving a blessing
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Sompting |
Subject Date | 1 |
Image Date | 1950 |
View | Interior |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/CHU/269 (ES181) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Decorative stonework ; Sculpture ; Churches |
NOTES: This Saxon church dates from the 11th century. The Knights Templar rebuilt the chancel and the nave on the original Saxon plan and added the present north and south transepts between 1154 and 1120.
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