Aug. 24th, 2011

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Time for some more pretty pictures, courtesy of The Holy Cross Church, Haltwhistle.


Despite its austere exterior, the church has some lovely little touches inside:-







Looking up, some dog-toothed mouldings can be seen around the pointed arches.  And there are some carved corbels  lurking about the place, too, like the head featured below:-








But my favourite feature was this stepped sedilia, which would originally have been used as seating by the clergy:-









The stoup which would have been used for washing out the vessels used in the eucharist with holy water is located just to the left...
endlessrarities: (Default)
Time for some more pretty pictures, courtesy of The Holy Cross Church, Haltwhistle.


Despite its austere exterior, the church has some lovely little touches inside:-







Looking up, some dog-toothed mouldings can be seen around the pointed arches.  And there are some carved corbels  lurking about the place, too, like the head featured below:-








But my favourite feature was this stepped sedilia, which would originally have been used as seating by the clergy:-









The stoup which would have been used for washing out the vessels used in the eucharist with holy water is located just to the left...

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