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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Anne Willis wrote: > > The website below shows the triple Norman door at Stewkley, > Buckinghamshire. There is evidence that Holy Trinity, Bradford on > Avon, Wiltshire had a similar door of a similar date on the south > side. Does this type of door have any particular significance to the > church? Does anyone know of such doors nearer Wiltshire? I don't believe it is a triple doorway. I think you will find that the side 'doors' are purely decorative. It is to make the west doorway more imposing. Remember that the west doorway would only be used for ceremonial/processional purposes. At the comparable church of Iffley, Oxon the flanking blind arches are too impossibly tall and narrow to have ever been doorways. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html