St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire: corbels depicting a a 'Sheela na gig' and a cat on the west end of the south apse

RIBA Ref No RIBA6904





Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	UK: England
City	Kilpeck
Subject Date	1135
Image Date	1951
View	Exterior
Style	Romanesque
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	ESP/CHU/1013 (ES?)
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	Decorative stonework ; Plumbing ; Churches ; Sculpture

NOTES: The 'Sheela na gig' is a figure which can be seen on numerous other churches of the same period. Interpretations are many, and include the unattractiveness of lust, a Celtic fertility symbol, or a goddess.

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