Piscina and Niche - St Mary & St Peter - Harlaxton, Lincolnshire
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Piscina and elaborately carved niche in the north Trinity Chapel of St Mary & St Peter's church, Harlaxton.
Waymark Code: WM109T0
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/28/2019
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Piscina and elaborately carved niche in the north Trinity Chapel of St Mary & St Peter's church, Harlaxton.
The piscina in the south wall of the chapel are some interesting carvings or scratchings which are ancient. One looks like it is supposed to represent a church.
"In the north-east angle of the chapel is a remarkable stone niche cut out of a single block of stone. It rises from a corbel, in a square form like a lantern. The upper portion is filled with tracery, above which is a cornice and embattled parapet. It is suggested that this niche was for the light maintained by the Guild of the Holy Trinity. The image may have been made of stone and not considered to be papistical at the time of the desecration of the church."
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