medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The covered ambulatory in Brixworth is below the level of the original apse,
but I am not sure if that counts...
Jane
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Sent: 28 August 2014 21:48
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Subject: Re: [M-R] sanctuaries in Saxon Churches
There are certainly other A-S churches where the sanctuary is raised on a
crypt: Wing is the obvious example; also Repton I think and I've suggested a
possibility at Westbury upon Trym. I've not come across the sanctuary itself
taking a step down before (ring crypts and aisles round the outside of one
may do so), but the best way to check this is to go to the Taylors' volumes
on Anglo-Saxon architecture, which list such features.
Jon
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:09:42 +0100
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Subject: [M-R] sanctuaries in Saxon Churches
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In Wiltshire Notes & Queries, vol.1 pp 41 and 95 I found the following:
p.41 ...when [Bradford] church was in the hands of the builders
[1862-6] [Canon]Jones pointed out to a visitor 'the singular arrangement of
the sanctuary which was some inches below the level of the church
generally.,the marks of the steps down [being] clearly visible on the north
wall [of the chancel].' Jones' theory was that it 'was a distinctive old
English plan'.
p.95 ...answer to above citing arrangement at Avebury, said to
be of Saxon origin.
The steps would only have been visible on the north wall because the south
wall was re-built in 1707. There is also the possibility that the steps may
have led to a vault under the High Altar, discovered during some recent test
digs.
But were sanctuaries below the level in Saxon times? Can anyone help here?
Many thanks
Anne
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