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Wobbly God The central boss of the 15th century vaulted porch at Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, depicts the Trinity. Perhaps the masons were drunk: not only was the boss set askew to the ribs of the vault, but God, seated on his heavenly throne, has a distinct lean.

Roof angels with musical instruments Late-15th / early-16th century angels at Bitchfield, Lincolnshire. The first plays a trumpet, the second holds a scroll, the third plays panpipes, the fourth holds something now broken off, the fifth plays a lute, the sixth a crown of thorns

Tournai marble font at Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire One of seven mid 12th-century fonts in England. It is carved from a black carboniferous limestone found near Tournai, Belgium. The sides have lions and animal hybrids, each side with two pairs.

Effigy of Elizabeth de Montfort, Baroness Montagu (d.1354), Oxford Cathedral. She was the mother of eleven, including the 1st Earl of Salisbury. She endowed St Frideswide’s Priory with the land now known as Christ Church Meadow. Much of the original paint remains on the effigy.

Highlight from last week's new entries in the Parish Churches app parishchurches.org/parishchu… The Thornham Parva Retable Made in the 1330s, probably for the Dominicans at Thetford. The largest surviving medieval English altarpiece, found in a stable loft at Thornham Hall in 1927.

Highlight from last week’s new entries in the Parish Churches app. parishchurches.org/parishchu… The 12th century tympanum at Aston Eyre, Shropshire. Christ rides into Jerusalem on an ass, palm over his shoulder, as a man lays a branch at its feet. Red paint remains on his nimbus.

A skeleton for Tanfield The monument to Sir Lawrence Tanfield, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer may be found at Burford, Oxfordshire. He and his wife lie on a tomb chest under a canopy. In a recess beneath is a life-size skeleton - a memento mori. Erected in 1628.

Visitors' book Old books in churches are rare. This one, from 1891, is at Yaxley, Suffolk and is still in use. Edward Cobb's 1st visit was with his wife, Emma Frances. He was born in Yaxley & was 35. Thomas Wells, a hat and cap manufacturer, was 49. J. Farrow says he's a postman

Bad Saints The early 16th century chancel screen at Eye, Suffolk. In 1961 Pevsner called the paintings of the saints on the dado "all bad". They aren't too bad - perhaps he was in a grumpy mood that day. Shown here: St Thomas of Canterbury and St Cecilia.

A monument with its original stained glass The tomb of Joan, Lady Cornwall (erected c.1325) at Asthall (Oxon.) is a rare survival. Her effigy lies under a canopy. The glass above depicts the Crucifixion. The shields are of her husband, Sir Richard & her two sons.

So glad I'm no longer in IT. Always had a problem with my GM-5 camera's Panasonic app - slow & buggy. I asked Claude to analyse the APK file and write a simple app to connect to the camera. It set up the project, worked out the connx protocol & wrote the files. It works. 🤯

Highlight from last week's new entries in the Parish Churches app. parishchurches.org/parishchu… St Mary, South Dalton, Yorkshire East Riding. By J. L. Pearson. Work began in March 1858 and was finished three years later, in 1861, at a cost of £25,000, paid by Lord Hotham.

Highlight from last week's new entries in the Parish Churches app. The monument to Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet (d.1689), South Dalton, Yorkshire. A skeleton lies on a half-rolled mat beneath the effigy of a man in armour supported by four Virtues. parishchurches.org/parishchu…

Highlight from last week's new entries in the Parish Churches app. Norman doorway, Riccall, Yorkshire. The doorway features carvings of a multitude of people and animals including a wyvern, lions, a dog, St Michael, Adam & Eve, and a dove. parishchurches.org/parishchu…

Cartmel Priory in the morning mists.

Glass castle This stained glass is at All Saints, King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire. It dates from c.1485-1509 and was probably originally in Barnack Manor House - a panel like this was documented there by Dr. John Bridges in the early 18th century.

Bookish architecture This huge monument to Sir Henry (d.1630) & Mary Yelverton is squeezed into the east end of the north aisle of Easton Maudit church (Northants). It features a superstructure made from piles of books. Two bedesmen with cushioned heads support the canopy.

St Leonard, Sherfield English, Hampshire 1902-4 by Fred Bath for Louisa Baring, Lady Ashburton to commemorate her daughter.