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Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: the south porch
RIBA162951
NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the double hammerbeam roof with its carved angels
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NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the stone surround of the entrance door within the south porch
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NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the stone surround of the entrance door within the south porch
RIBA162987
NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the stone surround of the entrance door within the south porch
RIBA162988
NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the stone surround of the entrance door within the south porch
RIBA162989
NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of the stone surround of the entrance door within the south porch
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NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Church of St Mary, Woolpit, Suffolk: detail of window bay adjacent to the south porch
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NOTES: The church is mainly 15th century, but contains work of c. 1300. The substantial porch was built between 1430-1455. The medieval tower fell in 1702, was repaired and fell again in 1708. The whole tower and spire was rebuilt in 1853-1854 by R. M. Phipson, and includes a timber vault of 1854.
Charlton House, Charlton, Greenwich, London: the Venus and Vulcan chimneypiece in the Great Chamber
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NOTES: Built between 1607 and 1612 for Sir Adam Newton, Dean of Durham, the design has been attributed to John Thorpe. It was repaired in 1659, which included the installing of a chimney piece by Inigo Jones from the Queen's House. It was restored by Norman Shaw in 1877-1878, who also added a small billiard room. The chimneypiece shown here is attributed to Nicholas Stone. See RIBA153848 for a colour negative version and RIBA153841 for a black and white version of this image.