Reredos - Holy Cross church - Byfield, Northamptonshire
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 10.370 W 001° 14.508
30U E 620231 N 5781718
Reredos on the east wall of the chancel in Holy Cross church, Byfield.
Waymark Code: WM13699
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/26/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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Reredos on the east wall of the chancel in Holy Cross church, Byfield. Installed durint the church renovations of 1885, made of Caen stone and marble.

The central portion is decorated sympathetically with the 14th century sedilia, with 4-centred cusped arch heads in a lancet arch. The whole is set off by a background of pink marble. The columns of the blind arcades to the sides are also pink marble, behind the altar the short columns are white.
Approximate Age of Artefact: 1885

Relevant Website: Not listed

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