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Distinctive Anglo-Saxon pilaster strips on the tower of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton. Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon secular buildings in Britain were generally simple, constructed mainly using timber with thatch for ...
The carvings on the stone have been the subject of much dispute, different scholars interpreting them as showing a hunting scene, the patriarch Adam, the Norse hero Sigurd, the end of the world in Norse myth, or as being intended to blend both Christian and pagan themes. It has been called "perhaps the best example of its kind in the country".
A hogback in Dalserf Churchyard in South Lanarkshire, Scotland; the stone was found on the site in 1897. The patterned carvings are thought to represent wooden roof shingles . Hogbacks are stone carved Anglo-Scandinavian style sculptures from 10th- to 12th-century northern England and south-west Scotland .
The great hall remains and is Grade I listed. Entrance is free Pembroke Castle: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales c. 1189: Concentric stone castle built by William Marshall from 1189. [47] Newark Priory: Pyrford, Surrey, England c. 1189–1199 Established in the late 12th century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for Augustinian ...
Audrey Lilian Meaney FSA FAHA (19 March 1931 – 14 February 2021) was an archaeologist and historian specialising in the study of Anglo-Saxon England.She published several books on the subject, including Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites (1964) and Anglo-Saxon Amulets and Curing Stones (1981).
The Coronation Stone. The Coronation Stone is an ancient sarsen stone block which is believed to have been the site of the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings. It is currently located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, England. Kingston is now a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in Greater London.
Taunton Castle is a castle built to defend the town of Taunton, Somerset, England.It has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory.The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester.
Anglo-Saxon sculpture from Medeshamstede: the so-called "Hedda Stone", kept in Peterborough Cathedral. Medeshamstede (/ m iː d s ˈ h æ m s t ɛ d /) was the name of Peterborough in the Anglo-Saxon period. [1] It was the site of a monastery founded around the middle of the 7th century, which was an important feature in the kingdom of Mercia ...