St Nicholas Church - Kings Norton : 無料・フリー素材/写真
St Nicholas Church - Kings Norton / ell brown
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | New shots of St Nicholas Church in Kings Norton, this time taken from the churchyard.Church of St Nicholas, BirminghamTHE GREEN1.5104(north-west side)Kings Norton B38Church of St NicholasSP 0478 NE 58/1 25.4.52I2.Substantial medieval church of sandstone with nave, aisles, chancel and west towerwith spire, south porch. Norman origin but predominantly late C13 and C14. Majorfeature of C15 west tower and spire with contemporary south porch, gabled clerestorya C17 addition chancel restored with considerable reconstruction by Ewan ChristianC1863. North aisle rebuilt with the old materials and vestry added to north westend in the restoration of 1872 by W J Hopkins. The chancel retains 2 reset C12round arched windows in the north wall, and was probably rebuilt in the early C13with a further rebuild in the C14. Major rebuilding commenced late C13 with the 7bay north aisle arcade, the south aisle arcade being early C14 - octagonal andquatrefoil clustered shaft piers, but one circular. Arches of 2 chamfered orders.C14 chancel arch of 2 orders with ball flower ornament to inner one, south aislewindows with hood moulds C14: north aisle windows altered in 1872 restoration. Thetower and spires of the C15: 4 stages, the belfry arcade to each face with 4 2-lightmullioned-transomed windows, outer ones blind, all with crocketted gabled drip mouldswith finials. Crenellated parapet with corner pinnacles, the graceful octagonalspire rising above in 3 stages, the south porch also C15 with remains of a crocketedimage bracket above the doorway in the gable. Inside the porch the carved cornercorbels indicate the original intention to vault in stone. In C1659 (dated beam)the 3 gables containing the south clerestory were added, those to the north removedin the rebuilding of the north aisle of 1872. Good C16 and C17 monuments mostlygrouped under the tower, noteworthy for its strapwork the alabaster altar-tomb withrecumbent effigies of Sir Richard Grevis and 1632 and his wife. The church holds acommanding position on a hillock set in a churchyard on the north side of thegreen. The tower is a landmark.Listing NGR: SP0493878958 |
| 撮影日 | 2012-03-22 10:40:36 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Kings Norton, England, UK 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.008 sec (1/120) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |