Roof Angels Of The East Anglian Churches

Out of a total of over 170 medieval angel roofs so far identified over 80 are in east anglia here defined as norfolk suffolk cambridgeshire and lincolnshire.

Roof angels of the east anglian churches.

Bentley cranch dana marshall rosalind k with mayer edward. There are at least five in bedfordshire seven in somerset four in denbighshire and two in devon. East anglia and its north sea world in the middle ages boydell press 2013. More than 140 angel roofs survive today almost exclusively in churches predominantly in east anglia and particularly in the counties of norfolk and suffolk how lucky we are.

Amongst his favourite targets are the so called angels of the roof popular in east anglian churches. Simon knott creator of the churches of east anglia websites 2015 angel roofs are one of the glories of english carpentry and woodcarving. The angels tell us so much about the history not only of the churches that they adorn but the craftspeople who created them. The angel roofs of east anglia captures perfectly the sheer beauty and fun of this amazing feature of east anglian churches.

The east anglian roof angels east anglia is defined here as the four counties of cambridgeshire lincolnshire norfolk and suffolk and this study concerns the roof angels within this boundary. Angel roofs are found in a range of structural patterns and are adorned with carved images of angels. The angel roofs appear to be in geographical clusters of churches possessing this unique form of roof decoration. Michael rimmer s exhaustive survey of the angel roofs of east anglia and beyond will provide the essential companion to these treasures for years to come.

The angel roofs of east anglia captures perfectly the sheer beauty and fun of this amazing feature of east anglian churches.