The church has nave and a substantial south aisle with south chapel at the east end. The St George is most of the south wall, the Sins go round the west end of the south wall and onto the west wall. There is clearly undamaged paint under the limewash on the west wall of the aisle north of the window and round to the north wall of the aisle - current best guess is the Acts of Mercy. There are traces of paint elsewhere including over the chancel arch, but Jane Rutherfoord says the smooth plaster elsewhere suggests it has been renewed in the post-medieval period and won't have any paint.

There are also post-medieval texts (you can see part of one which has been left over the castle and princess in the St George painting) which may make it difficult to justify exploring further.

Maddy

Dr Madeleine Gray PhD, FRHistS

Reader in History/ Darllenydd mewn Hanes

School of Humanities and Lifelong Learning /Ysgol Ddyniaethau a Dysgu Gydol Oes

University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru

Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion,

Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675

http://www.southwales.ac.uk

http://twitter.com/penrhyspilgrim

http://twitter.com/HeritageUSW

http://twitter.com/USWHistory

'We all cherrypick the past but you have to be aware that you're cherrypicking' (Ruth Goodman)

From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Jon Cannon [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 12:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [M-R] newly discovered medieval wall paintings in Wales

medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

Very curious as to the extent of them. The video suggests one end of one aisle has its paint scheme intact, a rare opportunity to get some sense of the original appearance of the whole church. Wonderful.

Jon

> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:22:16 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [M-R] newly discovered medieval wall paintings in Wales
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
>
> I was fascinated by this news story, with an accompanying video, concerning the church of St Cadoc in Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. There, a series of fabulous wall paintings — featuring St George, as well as depictions of the seven deadly sins — has been uncovered.
>
> Among the speakers in the video is our list’s own Maddy Gray (University of South Wales).
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25214557
>
> In a related story, a 15th-century altar screen in the same church has been restored:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25225338
>
> All good wishes, George
>
> --
> George FERZOCO
> [log in to unmask]
>
> **********************************************************************
> To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion

********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion