Keyser collection slide 0019: March
Reference code
GLS/02/0018
Title
Keyser collection slide 0019: March
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Interior of St Wendreda’s Church, March, Fenland showing double hammerbeam roof with carved angels. According to Fenland Tourism, most of the 118 carved angels appear to be flying but others are in relief. Some are depict martyrs and saints with emblems, whilst the lower tier consists of angels holding medieval, musical instruments. The roof has a ‘spoiler’ which is difficult to see but thought to be of a green man, and can be found on the second spandrel on the north side. The entire roof is decorated with 2,700 fleur de lys. It seems St Wendreda’s Church is the only known church to be dedicated to that saint, an Anglo Saxon princess who lived in March during the 7th century and who dedicated most of her life to ministry and healing.
Archival history
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