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Back to Wenlock Priory now, and I have great pleasure to introduce to you the chapter house - yes, that very chapter house which was supposed to get demolished to make way for the New Improved Abbey Church...
It's a lovely survival from Roger de Montgomery's Romanesque original, but what really gives it the 'WOW!!!' factor is the wonderful arcading which adorns the interior:-
It's impressive enough from outside, but seen close up? It's incredible!!!
If you don't believe me, here's a closer look:-
It's hard to believe, but originally, it would have been brightly painted, with the decorations picked out with reds and blues and golds:-
And yet more close-ups, showing details of the carving:-
It was a photograph in a book showing the interior of this chapter house that firstcaught my eye, and made me think, 'oh, I really, reallly have to go and visit that place!!'
And oh boy, was it worth it!!!
It's a lovely survival from Roger de Montgomery's Romanesque original, but what really gives it the 'WOW!!!' factor is the wonderful arcading which adorns the interior:-
It's impressive enough from outside, but seen close up? It's incredible!!!
If you don't believe me, here's a closer look:-
It's hard to believe, but originally, it would have been brightly painted, with the decorations picked out with reds and blues and golds:-
And yet more close-ups, showing details of the carving:-
It was a photograph in a book showing the interior of this chapter house that firstcaught my eye, and made me think, 'oh, I really, reallly have to go and visit that place!!'
And oh boy, was it worth it!!!
